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The Legality of Electoral Bonds

A truly free and fair election can take place only when both transparency and right to information go hand in hand.

Why an Accused Can contest the election but cannot vote?

The Chief Election Commissioner etc. v. Jan Chaukidar (Peoples Watch) and Ors (MANU/SC/0689/2013, 2013(8) SCALE487) Decided on: 10.07.2013 Hon’ble Judges: A.K. Patnaik and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, JJ. Background of the Case In 2004, a Public Interest Petition was filed in Patna High Court, by Jan Chaukidar, an NGO, in wake of several malpractices in elections reported in Bihar.ContinueContinue reading “Why an Accused Can contest the election but cannot vote?”