'Very Pertinent Issue': Supreme Court To Hear PIL Against RP Act Provision Allowing Election Of Uncontested Candidate On Mar 19
Debby Jain
4 Feb 2025 2:53 PM IST
The Supreme Court today listed on March 19 the public interest litigation challenging Section 53(2) of the Representation of the People Act ("RP Act"), which provides for direct election of candidates in uncontested elections ie without conduct of a poll.A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, giving time to the Union to file a counter-affidavit. Posting the...
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