SC reserves verdict on plea against Political Parties failing to declare criminal antecedents of candidates in Bihar Polls

  

On Tuesday, the Apex Court reserved its verdict on the plea seeking contempt action against those political parties which failed to declare & publicise criminal antecedents of their candidates in the 2020 Bihar State Assembly elections.

"We reserve the order," the bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman said.

The Supreme Court made it clear that its orders of Feb 13, 2020, have to be complied with by all the political parties in connection with the directions for political/electoral candidates to disclose all the criminal antecedents through wide publication.

"Our orders have to be followed with," a bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman & also comprising Justice B R Gavai said.

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by one Brajesh Singh against the political parties for allegedly failing to declare the antecedents of candidates during the 2020 Bihar state Assembly elections.

 

Singh had filed the contempt petition before the Supreme Court, seeking appropriate directions & orders against those political parties and persons concerned for allegedly not complying with the apex court's order of Feb 13, 2020.

The Supreme Court order had said that it is mandatory for the political parties to upload on their respective websites, information regarding pending criminal cases against their candidates.

Singh's petition has alleged that the top court's order was disobeyed during the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections.

 Various political parties -- including the Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) & CPI(M), today, during the course of the hearing, tendered an "unconditional apology" to the Apex court for failing to file a detailed affidavit & publicising the criminal antecedents of the candidates.

SOURCE ; ANI NEWS

 

Social media is bold. 

Social media is young.

Social media raises questions.

 Social media is not satisfied with an answer.

Social media looks at the big picture.

 Social media is interested in every detail.

social media is curious.

 Social media is free.

Social media is irreplaceable.

But never irrelevant.

Social media is you.

(With input from news agency language)

 If you like this story, share it with a friend!  

We are a non-profit organization. Help us financially to keep our journalism free from government and corporate pressure.