https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170000 The Supreme Court upheld Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which denies voting rights to persons confined in prison or lawful custody while exempting persons under preventive detention. It held that the right to vote is a statutory, not fundamental, right, and that the distinction drawn by the provision is a reasonable classification under Article 14 because it has a rational nexus with preserving free and fair elections, preventing criminalisation of politics, and maintaining electoral order. The challenge under Articles 14 and 21 failed. en-us Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 May 2015 11:51:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170000 The Supreme Court upheld Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which denies voting rights to persons confined in prison or lawful custody while exempting persons under preventive detention. It held that the right to vote is a statutory, not fundamental, right, and that the distinction drawn by the provision is a reasonable classification under Article 14 because it has a rational nexus with preserving free and fair elections, preventing criminalisation of politics, and maintaining electoral order. The challenge under Articles 14 and 21 failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170000