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Delhi HC rejects petition seeking voting rights for prisoners
February 12, 2020
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking voting rights for prisoners observing that the Representation of the People Act does not allow prisoners to cast vote from jails.
A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said that the Supreme Court has already ruled that the right to cast vote was provided by a statute and it is neither a fundamental right nor a common law right.
The court dismissed the plea taking note of top court rulings and the statutory position. The Election Commission opposed the plea citing top court ruling. -- ANI
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