High Profile Cases Supreme Court asks EC to decide on plea seeking to bar people with criminal record from contesting polls. November 26, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission on Monday to pass a “reasoned order” on a representation seeking to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde passed the order while refusing to entertain a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini […] Read more ยป bar people with criminal record from contesting polls\ Chief Justice S A Bobde Election Commission lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls