SC seeks Centre, ECI response on lifetime bar for MPs/MLAs after conviction
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its response on the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 8 and 9 of the Representation of the People Act (RP Act), 1951, which govern MP/MLA’s disqualification due to convictions. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked Centre to file its affidavit…