IN a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday (January 2) held that any appeal for votes on the ground of 'religion, race, caste, community or language" amounted to 'corrupt practice' under the election law provision.
Referring to the term 'his religion' used in section 123(3) of the Representation of The Peoples (RP) Act, which deals with 'corrupt practice', Chief Justice T S Thakur and three others in the 4:3 verdict said it meant the religion and caste of all including voters, candidates and their agents etc.
The ruling came on a batch of petitions regarding whether religion can be used to garner votes in an election and whether it will amount to a “corrupt practice” warranting disqualification of the winning candidate.
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