Cannot direct Central government to debar those chargesheeted for serious offences from contesting polls: Supreme Court

The bench, however, asked the Central government to file its counter-affidavit on the petition filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.

Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna

The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that it cannot direct the Central government to ban those persons chargesheeted for serious offences, from contesting elections [Ashwini Upadhyay vs Union of India and ors].

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Supreme Court of India

Public Interest Litigation

Election Commission of India

Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay