Exercising its authority under Section 13CC of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Commission ordered the suspension of the officials and directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal to promptly initiate disciplinary proceedings against them.
The observation was made when the issue was mentioned before a Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi by BJP leader and advocate petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay, who has sought a ban on the announcement of freebies in election manifestos and during campaigning.
Senior advocates argued that the exercise mirrors colonial-era voter lists based on exclusionary criteria such as pensioner status, tax payment, property ownership and educational qualifications.
In its petition, the party pointed out that the State Election Commission has notified elections for local bodies in two phases on December 9 and 11, while the draft electoral roll under the SIR is slated for publication on December 4.
The disqualification law, under the Representation of the People Act, states that an MP or MLA, sentenced to two years of imprisonment or more
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat on Friday conveyed the disqualification of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from the House, a day after a court sentenced him to three years in jail in a hate speech case.
Only the political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951).
As many as 26 officials who were found to be absent from election duty have been booked by district authorities…
