https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302858 Parliament cannot be accused of mala fides when it acts within legislative competence. A validating Act may retrospectively cure defects identified by an earlier judicial interpretation if the legal basis of that decision is removed, without amounting to impermissible judicial overruling. The right to vote is a statutory right, not a fundamental right, so Parliament may prescribe conditions governing electoral status and temporary voting restrictions, including for persons in custody. On that reasoning, the Amendment and Validation Act, 2013 was treated as constitutionally valid and the challenged election-law changes were left intact. en-us Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:38:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302858 Parliament cannot be accused of mala fides when it acts within legislative competence. A validating Act may retrospectively cure defects identified by an earlier judicial interpretation if the legal basis of that decision is removed, without amounting to impermissible judicial overruling. The right to vote is a statutory right, not a fundamental right, so Parliament may prescribe conditions governing electoral status and temporary voting restrictions, including for persons in custody. On that reasoning, the Amendment and Validation Act, 2013 was treated as constitutionally valid and the challenged election-law changes were left intact. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302858