https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=35334 The Centre argues that instituting a life long disqualification for convicted legislators is a legislative choice exclusively within Parliament's domain, and that courts should not rewrite statutory temporal limits by substituting a lifetime ban for the time limited disqualification enacted as parliamentary policy. It emphasises the distinction between the basis of disqualification (conviction) and its effect (statutorily finite disability), asserts that time limited penalties are constitutionally permissible and proportionate, and maintains that Parliament alone may determine both grounds and duration of disqualification. en-us Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:31:03 +0530 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=35334 The Centre argues that instituting a life long disqualification for convicted legislators is a legislative choice exclusively within Parliament's domain, and that courts should not rewrite statutory temporal limits by substituting a lifetime ban for the time limited disqualification enacted as parliamentary policy. It emphasises the distinction between the basis of disqualification (conviction) and its effect (statutorily finite disability), asserts that time limited penalties are constitutionally permissible and proportionate, and maintains that Parliament alone may determine both grounds and duration of disqualification. News - Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=35334