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Can't prohibit active member of political party to contest Bar bodies polls: SC

By Jhanak Singh      07 December, 2024 03:03 AM      0 Comments
Cant prohibit active member of political party to contest Bar bodies polls SC

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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