CRIMINALISATION OF POLTICS - SUPREME COURT VERDICT [TOP COURT LEAVE IT TO PARLIAMENT]

WHAT JUST HAPPENED ? WHY IN NEWS ?

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of India recently gave its judgement on criminalisation of politics.

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The Supreme Court gave its judgement in case named - " Public Interest Foundation & Others v/s Union Of India"

Here, In this case many people fill the PIL stated that there are many politicians  on which there are rape cases, murder cases and other criminal charges. Then, why these politicians given ticket in Elections.

Why ticket not get cancelled of such politicians so that Politics will get clean.

Many People and Other Media houses were expected that Supreme court will gave  a good decision.

But, Surprisingly, SC gave this responsibility to Central Government & Election Commission. 

WHAT SC SAID ?


In a multi-party democracy where members are elected on party lines and are subject to party discipline, we recommend to the Parliament to bring out a strong law whereby it is mandatory for the political parties to revoke membership of persons against whom charges are framed in heinous and grievous offensive and not to set up such person in elections, both for the Parliament and the State assembly.


Government already not looking into this matter. So, People last expectation was from Supreme Court. But Supreme Court in its verdict again leave it on Parliament.
Thus, People get disappointed with Supreme Court Verdict

WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE VERDICT ?

But, Supreme Court give some guidelines :
  • Parties - The Supreme Court directed political parties to publish online the pending criminal cases of their candidates. But Problem is how many of us visit political party website.
  • Rapid criminalisation of politics cannot be arrested by merely disqualifying tainted legislators.
  • Cleansing politics from criminal elements begins only with purifying political parties itself.
  • As, political parties are the central institution of India’s democracy.
  • They play a central role in the interface between private citizens and public life.
  • They act as a channel through which interests and issues of the people are represented in Parliament.
  • Parliament - It urged the Parliament to bring a “strong law” to cleanse political parties of leaders facing trial for serious crimes.
  • Parliament should frame a law that makes it obligatory for political parties to remove leaders charged with “heinous and grievous” crimes.
  • Parties must refuse ticket to offenders in both parliamentary and Assembly polls.
  • The Bench made it clear that the court cannot legislate for Parliament by introducing disqualification to ban such candidates from contesting elections.
  • Candidates - The court directed that candidates should disclose their criminal past to the Election Commission in “block letters.”
  • Candidates should make a full disclosure of the criminal cases pending against them to their political parties as well.
  • The parties, in turn, should put up the complete details of their candidates on their websites for public view.

HOW MUCH CRIMINAL CASES ?

 As per the affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court by the center in March testify to the shortening of the RPA's disqualification clause.

 There are more than 3,800 criminal cases against 1,765 MP's and MLA's across the country of which 3,045 cases are pending.

(Both Sitting MP/MLA + Those whose Tenure already completed)

For more information, you can access below links:

https://www.firstpost.com/india/full-text-supreme-court-judgment-on-disqualification-of-politicians-facing-criminal-charges-from-contesting-elections-5256151.html

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/supreme-court-on-criminalisation-of-politics-says-time-has-come-for-parliament-to-keep-criminals-awa-1921715

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/criminalisation-of-politics-of-largest-democracy-is-unsettling-says-supreme-court/article25037934.ece

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/need-to-check-criminalisation-of-politics-centre-to-supreme-court/story-nJUO3rxQzaPEPQ3ZxxCRxI.html

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