NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that a lawmaker, whose conviction in a criminal case has not been stayed by an appellate court, would stand disqualified from the membership of the House.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also reserved its verdict on a plea filed by NGO ‘Lok Prahari’ which alleged that the 2013 verdict of the Apex Court in the Lilly Thomas case was being flouted by the Members of Parliament, MLAs and MLCs, who continue to hold their memberships even after their convictions in criminal cases.
The Apex Court, on July 10, 2013, had struck down section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) that gave a convicted lawmaker the power to remain in office on the ground that appeals have been filed within three months of conviction. (AGENCIES)
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