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For Parliament To Decide Whether To Allow Candidates To Contest From Two Seats : Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Sec 33(7) RP Act

'For Parliament To Decide Whether To Allow Candidates To Contest From Two Seats' : Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Sec 33(7) RP Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL challenging the constitutionality of Section 33(7) of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951, which allows a candidate to contest from two seats in...

2 Feb 2023 7:19 AM GMT
No Power To Bar Registration Of Political Parties With Religious Names : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

No Power To Bar Registration Of Political Parties With Religious Names : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that there is no express statutory provision under the Representation of Peoples Act 1951 which bars the registration of political parties...

25 Nov 2022 1:52 PM GMT