NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said there is no law which prohibited an active member of a political party to contest the election of Bar bodies and it cannot enact a law either.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan felt in democracy, there is always scope for different ideologies but that should be in conformity with the Constitution.
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SC: No law prohibits active political party members from contesting Bar body polls, rejects plea for a ban, emphasizing constitutional democracy.
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