SC entertains contempt plea over inaction on 2018 judgment on legislators' assets [Front Page]

• Published in: The Times of India (Online)
• Main Authors: After four unsuccessful attempts seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Centre for not implementing the 2018 judgment S N Shukla of Lok Prahari an NGO achieved success as a bench of justices B R Gavai, K V Viswanathan agreed to entertain the contempt petition At present candidates, their spouses only declare their assets in an election affidavitIn the 2018 judgment the SC had ruled that nondisclosure of assets, sources of income of candidates, their associates would constitute a corrupt practice falling under heading undue influence as defined under Section 1232 of the Representation of the People Act of 1951The SC had further said Information about the contracts with appropriate govt, any public company by the candidate hisher spouse, dependents directly or by Hindu undivided familytrustpartnership firmsprivate company companies in which the candidate, his spouse, dependents have a share or interest shall also be provided by the candidate in the affidavit in Form 26 prescribed under the rulesSC had also agreed with Lok Prahari that there was a need to set up a mechanism to periodically collect data of legislators, their associates for disproportionate increase in their assets
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited 31.07.2024
• Subjects: Candidates; Elections