Plea in SC challenges automatic disqualification of lawmakers upon conviction and 2-year sentence

Plea in SC against automatic disqualification of lawmakers upon conviction, two-year sentence

The petitioner has sought a declaration that automatic disqualification under section 8(3) of the RPA, 1951 is ultra vires the Constitution for being

After Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification, Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Auto-Disqualification Of Convicted MPs

The plea challenges the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which lays down the automatic disqualification of a legislator while terming it illegal.

Day after Rahul Gandhi's LS Disqualification, Plea Filed in SC Challenging Representation of People Act

The plea, by scholar and social activist Aabha Muralidharan, seeks direction that automatic disqualification under Section 8 (3) be declared as ultra vires of the Constitution of India, for being arbitrary, illegal

Plea in SC Against Automatic Disqualification Upon Conviction of 2 Years

The plea claims that automatic disqualification restrains elected representatives from "freely discharging their duties cast upon by the voters of their respective constituencies, which is against the principles of democracy.

Plea in SC challenges automatic disqualification of lawmakers upon conviction and 2-year sentence

The petitioner, Aabha Muralidharan, has sought a declaration that the automatic disqualification under section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is ultra vires the Constitution for being "arbitrary" and "illegal".

Plea filed in SC against automatic disqualification of convicted legislators

Following the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the automatic disqualification of legislators from the Parliament or State Assembly after conviction in a criminal case.