Representation of the People Act 1951

The Allahabad High Court...

Has the time come for the Supreme Court to suo motu articulate a cogent protection regime for the rights of those in prison or other forms of custodial confinement?

Petition filed in Supreme Court challenged constitutional validity of Section 8 (3) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which provides automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies, after their conviction in any offence and imprisonment of not less than two years