CANDIDATES CANNOT BE DISQUALIFIED MERELY BECAUSE CHARGES HAVE BEEN FRAMED AGAINST THEM IN A CRIMINAL CASE.

 


Public Interest Foundation & Ors Vs Union Of India & Anr, (2018) 09 SC CK 0054

Candidates cannot be disqualified merely because charges have been framed against them in a criminal case.

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