Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2013 gets Rajya Sabha nod
Reported By Shruti Sethi. Rajya Sabha on August 27, 2013 approved a proposal to maintain the right of those in jail to contest polls. This came as a response to the Supreme Court’s Judgement in Civil Appeal Nos. 3040-3041 of 2004, The Chief Election Commissioner Etc. V. Jan Chaukidar (Peoples Watch) & Ors. where it upheld…