Lily Thomas v. Union of India

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:bench A.K. Patnaik
S.J. Mukhopadhaya
gptkbp:citation (2013) 7 SCC 653
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 10 July 2013
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect Immediate disqualification of lawmakers upon conviction
gptkbp:heldBy Convicted MPs and MLAs are immediately disqualified from Parliament or state legislatures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lily Thomas v. Union of India
gptkbp:impact Changed the law regarding convicted legislators in India
gptkbp:legalIssue Disqualification of convicted legislators
gptkbp:overruledBy Section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951
gptkbp:petitioner Lily Thomas
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act,_1951
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject Electoral law
gptkbp:type Constitutional law judgment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Judiciary
gptkb:Indian_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6