Decriminalisation of politics is important. Making it a law is not possible : SC

Terming criminalisation of politics in the world’s largest democracy as ‘unsettling’, the Supreme Court asked the parliament to frame measures to battle this risk.

Apex court hearing to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) entreat to disqualify candidates contesting elections after a court has framed charges against.

Candidates to declare his or her criminal antecedents to the Election Commission before contesting polls, directed by 5 member Constitution bench, led by Dipak Mishra.

“Citizens have a right to be informed about their candidates past”, Court ruled it. They made it obligatory for political parties to put out all information about their candidates on their websites.

It is also directed wider publicity about political candidates through print and electronic media.

Bench said, “Informed choice is the cornerstone of a democracy”.