Any Voter Can Challenge Election of any Member of Parliament on ground of "Office of Profit" – Supreme Court

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Yes. A voter can challenge election of any Member of Parliament on the ground that he is holding a “Office of Profit” under some Govt. Body.

Normal assumption that only contesting candidates can challenge election of any MP is not correct.

I say this on basis of Supreme Court judgement dated 30.11.11 in civil appeal No. 7923 of 20010 which is also reported in 2011(13)Scale 283 on page 284 para 3

In this case, a voter had challenged election of a Member of Parliament on ground that he was receiving money from a Maharashtra Government Company.

Member of Parliament said that he was only being paid actual expanses incurred by him and therefore it was not a “Office of Profit”.

The Voter Lost legal battle. But he did made a point that any Voter, with right evidences, can challenge Election of Any Member of Parliament.

Haresh Raichura
10/9/2012

SC directions to States on ‘Khap Panchayats or Katta Panchayats" – Suspend DM/Collector, SSP/SPs

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Supreme Court gave these directions on 19/4/2011 in Criminal Appeal No.958 of 2011

Directions are given that if barbaric incidents happen and if it is found that

1) District Magistrate/ or Collector or SSP or SP had been previously informed but they have failed to prevent incident,


2) Or if they have failed to apprehend culprits immediately, 


They be suspended.

These directions are found in para 16/17 of judgement reported also in 2011(4) SCALE page 756 on page 761.

A complainant can go to High Court to see that directions are obeyed by State.

Haresh Raichura

9/9/2012