SC: MPs, MLAs disqualified from moment of conviction, no appeal

July 10, 2013 16:17

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today has ruled that MPs and MLAs convicted by any court shall be disqualified, striking down the legal provision that protects a lawmaker from disqualification even after conviction in a criminal case.

This means that the moment a MP or MLA has been convicted, he/she will will stand to be disqualified from the date of conviction by the trial court.

The court also held that no one can fight elections from jail. Importantly, the judgement will apply to only future cases of MP/MLA getting disqualified.

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