https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170001 For election law purposes, disqualification under Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is tested on the date of scrutiny of nomination or the date of election, and a later appellate order setting aside conviction or reducing sentence does not retrospectively remove a disqualification that had already attached. The expression in Section 8(3) was read to cover the total period of imprisonment arising from convictions at one trial, including consecutive sentences or the longest concurrent term, and not only a single offence carrying two years or more. Section 8(4) protection applies only while the person remains a sitting member and the House continues to exist. en-us Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:18:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170001 For election law purposes, disqualification under Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 is tested on the date of scrutiny of nomination or the date of election, and a later appellate order setting aside conviction or reducing sentence does not retrospectively remove a disqualification that had already attached. The expression in Section 8(3) was read to cover the total period of imprisonment arising from convictions at one trial, including consecutive sentences or the longest concurrent term, and not only a single offence carrying two years or more. Section 8(4) protection applies only while the person remains a sitting member and the House continues to exist. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170001