'Don't Ask Us To Direct Parliament To Enact Law' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Over Voting Rights Of Expatriate Citizens

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) related to voting rights of expatriate citizens, noting that the petitioner was essentially seeking a direction to the Parliament to enact a law.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the matter, suggesting that the petitioner approach the appropriate forum. The order was dictated...