The Bombay High Court underlined that the Election Commission’s stand was inconsistent as it had conducted by-elections for multiple Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies since the Pune seat became vacant.
The petitioner has urged the court to issue directions to the home affairs and external affairs ministries of the union government and the Indian embassy at the Czech Republic to immediately trace and produce him.
The High Court directed the Regional Passport Officer, Mumbai to issue passports to the petitioners in accordance with the provisions of the Passports Act and the Passports Rules
Indian Parliament has set a dubious record in suspending 146 Opposition MPs from its Winter Session. That means the voices of crores of voters and even more citizens have been deprived the ear of the top decision-making body of the country
The opposition parties have staged a walkout in protest against what they described as executive overreach and a chipping away of the independence of the election commission.