https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460008 Articles 102 and 191, read with the Representation of the People Act, 1951, exhaustively govern disqualifications for Parliament and State Legislatures, so no judicially created disqualification can be added on the basis of framing of charge; the proposed exclusion was declined. Article 324 and the Election Symbols Order, 1968 do not permit the Election Commission or the Court to withdraw a reserved party symbol, deregister a party, or indirectly bar candidates with framed charges from contesting without supporting legislation; that route was rejected as an impermissible extension of disqualification. At the same time, the voter's right to know under Article 19(1)(a) justified enhanced disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties, and wider publication requirements were directed. en-us Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460008 Articles 102 and 191, read with the Representation of the People Act, 1951, exhaustively govern disqualifications for Parliament and State Legislatures, so no judicially created disqualification can be added on the basis of framing of charge; the proposed exclusion was declined. Article 324 and the Election Symbols Order, 1968 do not permit the Election Commission or the Court to withdraw a reserved party symbol, deregister a party, or indirectly bar candidates with framed charges from contesting without supporting legislation; that route was rejected as an impermissible extension of disqualification. At the same time, the voter's right to know under Article 19(1)(a) justified enhanced disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties, and wider publication requirements were directed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460008