New Delhi: According to reports, the Supreme Court has decided to examine whether it can check entry of criminals in politics and also lay down criteria for grant and withdrawal of prosecution of people with a political background.
A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi recently converted an eight-year-old appeal filed by the Uttar Pradesh government into a public interest litigation (PIL) and noted there was a need to have guidelines to check criminalization of politics.
The step was taken by the court on an appeal filed by the UP government eight years ago. SC has issued notices to the Centre and states and given them eight weeks to appear.
The state had challenged an Allahabad high court order constituting a committee of eminent persons to suggest ways and means to check criminalization of politics. The SC ssued notices to the Centre and all the States, giving them eight weeks time to appear.
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