04-03-2006, 10:44 PM
<b>SC declines permission to EC for LS bypolls</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant permission to the Election Commission to hold polls in May for 10 Lok Sabha seats.
The ten seats fell vacant following expulsion of MPs in the wake of the 'cash-for-query' scam.
A Bench of Chief Justice YK Sabharwal and Justice CK Thakkar observed that the issue whether Parliament has power to expel MPs for reasons other than those contemplated under the Constitution has been referred to a Constitution Bench and allowing the Commission to hold polls to these seats would further complicate the issue.
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Why EC is rushing for 8th May for Sonia?
The ten seats fell vacant following expulsion of MPs in the wake of the 'cash-for-query' scam.
A Bench of Chief Justice YK Sabharwal and Justice CK Thakkar observed that the issue whether Parliament has power to expel MPs for reasons other than those contemplated under the Constitution has been referred to a Constitution Bench and allowing the Commission to hold polls to these seats would further complicate the issue.
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Why EC is rushing for 8th May for Sonia?