Supreme Court Seeks Centre, ECI Response on Plea to Regulate Political Parties

Supreme Court seeks Centre, ECI response on plea to regulate political parties

The petition relies on recent income tax raids to underscore how political outfits are allegedly being used as vehicles for laundering unaccounted wealth

Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, ECI on plea for regulating political parties

The petition alleged that “bogus political outfits” were flourishing in the absence of regulation, some even controlled by separatist elements.

Supreme Court Seeks ECI's Response On Plea Seeking Rules For Political Parties' Registration To Curb Use Of Black Money

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking direction to the Election Commission to frame rules for registration and regulation of political parties, in order to curb...

SC Serves Notices To Centre, ECI On Regulation Of Political Parties

New Delhi: Can the Centre or Election Commission on India (ECI) regulate the activities of political parties and check their alleged misuse of conduits for black money and criminal activities? The Supreme Court, on Friday, sought responses on this from the Union government and the ECI. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and suggested that he also implead all rec…

SC agrees to examine plea asking EC to frame rules for regulation of political parties

New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to frame rules for registration and regulation of political parties to promote secularism, transparency and political justice. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre, ECI and the Law Commission of India on a plea filed by petitioner in-person Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. Jus…