Dated: 26.09.2013 To, Hon’ble Sh.Pranab Mukherjee The President of India Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi-110004 Subject: Representation on Representation of Peoples (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (“Ordinance”) Dear Sir, This is in reference to the captioned subject matter wherein Government of India in its Cabinet meeting has decided to negate the Judgment dated 10.07.2013 of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Chief Election Commissioner Vs Jan Chaukidar & Others (Civil Appeal No.3040-3041 of 2004) by promulgating the aforesaid Ordinance. In the said Judgment, Hon’ble Apex Court has declared that a person who has no right to vote by virtue of sub-section (5) of Section 62 of the Said Act, is not elector and is therefore, not qualified to contest the election to either house of Parliament or the Legislative Assembly of a State. It is correct that under Article 123 of the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has power to pr...
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