New Delhi: The government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on disqualification of convicted MPs and MLAs.
In a landmark judgement that could cleanse Parliament and Assemblies of criminals, the apex court had in July struck down a provision in the electoral law that protects a convicted lawmaker from disqualification on the ground of pendency of appeal in higher courts. Under Sec 8(3) of the RPA, a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years shall be disqualified for that and a further six years after release.

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