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SC Directs Political Parties to Publish Criminal Antecedents of Candidates in LS & Assembly Polls(13.02.2020)

Supreme Court has directed that all political parties have to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Ass.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background

Supreme Court: Court to Appoint Amicus Curiae if Accused Unrepresented(13.02.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that when an accused is unrepresented before a Court, it has to either appoint Amicus curiae or to refer the matter to th.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Political Parties, Candidates with Criminal Background

All. HC: Candidates with Criminal Background Will Pose Severe Threat to Democracy if Elected(29.04.2024)

All. HC has observed that persons with criminal background having a long criminal history pollute the process of election and when such persons turn i.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Criminal Background, Elected Representatives

Mad. HC: Providing Police Protection to Person With Criminal Background Would Send Wrong Signals(03.04.2024)

Mad. HC has held that if the Court directs to give police protection to persons with criminal background, it will send a wrong signal to society and a.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Criminal Background, Police Protection

Supreme Court: Political Parties Must Justify Fielding of Candidate with Criminal Background(03.02.2020)

Supreme Court has made it mandatory for political parties to reveal the reason behind fielding a candidate with a criminal background. The Court has d.....

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Delhi HC: It's For CM to Consider Whether to Allow Persons With Criminal Background to be a Minister(28.07.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that it is for Chief Minister (CM) to act in the best interest of the State and consider if a person who has criminal backgr.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Chief Minister, Criminal Background