Decriminalization – ADR Speaks

Interview: Why the Election Commission’s appointment is being questioned by the Supreme Court

December 5, 2022March 5, 2024 Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar Interview

This article is an interview of Prof Chhokar, Founder Member and Trustee of ADR, with Scroll.in. On Thursday, the Supreme Court reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the appointment process of election commissioners, the officers who comprise the Election Commission – the body responsible for conducting national and state elections. Scroll.in spoke […]

Regulating freebies: Poll panel’s baffling turnabout

November 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar Reports

This article is an interview of Prof Chhokar, Founder Member and Trustee of ADR, with Civil Society Online. Promises fly thick and fast during election time. Political parties seek to outdo one another in getting the attention of voters. In the heat of the moment, mostly anything goes and voters are none the wiser […]

There’s Not Much to Celebrate in EC Saying Candidates Have to Declare Criminal Records

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar Reports

All that the announcement does is to follow exactly what several judgments of the Supreme Court have ordered. The announcement of the schedule for elections for five state assemblies was a much anticipated event. What attracted attention of some observers was the inclusion of requirements for disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidate and political parties […]

बहुत जरूरी हैं चुनाव सुधार

July 30, 2021January 28, 2022 Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar Reports

हाल ही में हैदराबाद की एक विशेष अदालत ने तेलंगाना राष्ट्र समिति की सांसद कविता मलोथ को छह महीने कारावास की सजा सुनायी है. कविता ने 2019 लोकसभा चुनाव में अपने पक्ष में मतदान के लिए लोगों को पैसे बांटे थे. चुनाव के दौरान मतदाताओं को पैसे बांटने के लिए किसी पदस्थ सांसद को अपराधी […]

Ballot choices crying for clean sweep of criminal taint

October 26, 2020March 5, 2024 Ajit Ranade Article

The apex court has asked parties and candidates to widely publicise criminal histories in local and national newspapers, as well as on social media, including Twitter and Facebook. The published material must list details of the offence, charges framed, etc. The party has to explain why the candidate was chosen despite the criminal taint. Merely […]

Decriminalization Of Politics: Are Supreme Court’s Directions Sufficient To Counter Increasing Criminality In Indian Politics?

September 4, 2020December 18, 2020 Shivani Kapoor Recent Posts

The recent judgments of the Supreme Court on ‘curbing criminalization in politics’ has left this nation both, abandoned and disappointed. Where one cannot disregard the fact that Indian judicial system in the past had tried to resuscitate free and fair elections through various judicial pronouncements, this time Apex Court has sadly missed out on some […]