criminalisation of politics

The Court has asked High Courts to inform it about criminal cases against politicians pending for over five years and what steps have been taken to expedite trial in such cases

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to hand over the complete report with annexures, memorials and written evidence that were placed before the Vohra Committee to the Director NIA, CBI, ED, IB, SFIO, RAW, CBDT, NCB for a comprehensive investigation.

AT a meeting on June 16, 2020, the Election Commission (EC) discussed the issue of false affidavits filed by some candidates along with their nominations. It adversely affects the rights of voters as well as impinges on the purity of the electoral process.

The Supreme Court (SC) on...