Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The paper investigates the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls of the State of Bihar and its constitutional provisions of the Constitution of India and the Representation of the People Act 1950. It details major specifications such as house-to-house checks, paper-based requests, even the debate of its timing, disenfranchisement it may cause to the disadvantaged communities.
The decision of the Election Commission of India to keep only 45 days of CCTV footage of the polling station unless an election petition is filed is a debateable topic. Although such a policy is intended to safeguard voter privacy and avoid the use of footage to create damaging narratives, critics view it to be a hindrance to voting transparency and accountability creating fundamental questions about what democracy has to offer as a value.
In a series of remarks that he made not too long ago, Rahul Gandhi asserted that there was widespread manipulation…
This article explores the constitutional and legal framework guiding byelections in Punjab and Gujarat, focusing on Article 324 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which ensure democratic representation through timely and fair electoral processes.
