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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to amendment to Representation of People Act which allows jailed politicians to contest elections
Apoorva Mandhani
7 Dec 2014 10:17 PM IST
An Apex Court Bench headed by Chief Justice H.L. Dattu on Friday, dismissed a petition filed against Delhi High Court’s order in February which upheld the Constitutional validity of an amendment to the Representation of People Act that allowed people jailed before conviction to contest elections.The Delhi High Court had reasoned, “Extending curtailment of the right to vote of a person...
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