More than often do we now hear about different governments in the country- both at Central and state level creating ‘office of profit,’ which is then mostly succeeded by a harsh judicial response of striking …
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Tag: Disqualification
Karnataka High Court’s split decision on Tenth Schedule
Today’s Karnataka High Court’s split decision on the Assembly Speaker’s power to disqualify 11 MLAs on the ground of defection can be read here.
Continue readingSanjay Dutt and Navjot Singh Sidhu: Flaws in Supreme Court’s reasoning
Supreme Court’s judgment in Sanjay Dutt’s case, denying his plea for suspension of his conviction under the Arms Act is based on the subtle distinction which the Court tried to make between his case and …
Continue readingNawaz Sharif and Jayalalithaa: How Indian SC handled the disqualification issue
While reading an article on the ongoing turmoil in Pakistan, I couldn’t miss the parallel between Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification with that of Jayalalithaa in 2001. In both cases, the question to be adjudicated was whether …
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