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Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Visually Impaired Candidates in Civil Services Backlog Vacancies: Union of India vs. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava (2024)

Supreme Court Directs Appointment of Visually Impaired Candidates in Civil Services Backlog Vacancies: Union of India vs. Pankaj Kumar Srivastava (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Union of India failed to implement the reservation policy for persons with disabilities, specifically visually impaired candidates, in civil services. CASE TYPE: Civil Service/Disability Law Case Name: Union of India […]

Supreme Court clarifies the effect of suspended sentences on disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Saritha S. Nair vs. Hibi Eden (9 December 2020)

December 9, 2020 / A.S. Bopanna, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order VI, Rule 15, Disqualification of Members of Parliament, Election Petitions, Indian Constitution, Indian Constitution with Article 102(1)(e), Judges, Representation of the People Act, 1951, Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 8(3), Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 86, S.A. Bobde, V. Ramasubramanian, Verification of Pleadings

Supreme Court Clarifies Disqualification of Candidates Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 Date of the Judgment: 9 December 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 914 Judges: S.A. Bobde, CJI, A.S. Bopanna, J., V. Ramasubramanian, J. Can a candidate, convicted of a crime and sentenced to imprisonment for more than two years, contest

Supreme Court clarifies the effect of suspended sentences on disqualification under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951: Saritha S. Nair vs. Hibi Eden (9 December 2020) Read Post »