Life ban convicted politicians hard, 6 years enough: center to the Supreme Court

A lifelong ban on politicians who were condemned in criminal matters would be hard and six years, which is the current time of disqualification, would be sufficient to act as a deterrent, the center told the Supreme Court.

In an affidavit that was submitted to a petition submitted by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyaya, which strived for a lifelong ban on politicians who were condemned in criminal cases, the domain of Parliament.

“The question of whether a lifelong ban would be appropriate or not is a question that is only in the area of ​​parliament” and reasonability “.

In his petition, Mr. Upadhyaya questioned sections 8 and 9 of the representation of the Volksgesetz 1951.

According to Section 8 (1) of the Representation of the Volksgesetz of 1951, the disqualification period was six years from the date of conviction or in the case of detention, six years from the date of approval, the government announced in the affidavit.

According to § 9, civil servants who were rejected due to corruption or infidelity against the state are disqualified for a period of five years from the date of such discharge. Mr. Upadhyaya had said that the disqualification should be for life in both cases.