Tag: criminalisation of politics
Former Chief Justice Kabir’s legacy and some recent instances of judicial activism
Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir has delivered a few judgments towards the end of his tenure, which are noteworthy. Among these is Subhas Popatlal Dave v. UOI in which, contrary to the decade-long tradition of …
Continue readingThe Error in CEC v. Jan Chaukidar
The judgment of the Supreme Court on 10th July in CEC v. Jan Chaukidar has been seen in may quarters as part of the Supreme Court’s concentrated effort to curb criminalisation of politics. I think the reasoning …
Continue readingNo Criminals in Politics and Impunity Provisions
Namita and Nick, our co-bloggers, have recently drawn attention to the need to decriminalise politics. The readers have, rightly, raised questions about the propriety of barring those candidates who are in the criminal justice system …
Continue readingDecline in number of contesting Lok Sabha candidates with criminal records
Analysis by the Times of India indicates an approximately 30 per cent decline in the count of candidates with criminal records contesting the present Lok Sabha elections as compared to the statistics for the 2004 …
Continue readingFormer Chief Justice Verma on the CBI
“But if everything depends on the pleasure of the prosecutor, who can enforce the law or not, then what is the use of the courts?” – Nekhludoff in Tolstoy’s The AwakeningThis election cylce has been …
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