Need to define what constitutes serious offense: Supreme court in a Plea to debar persons charged with serious offenses to contest elections

Need to define what constitutes serious offense:  Supreme court in a Plea to debar persons charged with serious offenses to contest elections.

The Supreme Court in the matter of Ashwini Kumar Updahyay v/s Union of India & Ors observed that the serious or grave offenses should be defined. The petitioner prayed to debar persons charged with serious offenses to contest election. The petitioner seeked to add one section under the election symbol Read more…