Besides this, the UTs Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry too have to furnish the information.
The court order followed un-satisfactory information published by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice in its affidavit, which was filed on September 11.
A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel, Navin Sinha and RF Nariman laid down the time limit for the stay of proceedings, saying the legislative mandate of expeditious disposal of a trial should be respected.
In contrast, Achyutananda Samananta of Biju Janata Dal is the poorest candidate with total assets worth Rs 4 lakh only.
Eight out of 32 candidates contesting the bye-elections have criminal cases registered against them, Uttar Pradesh chief co-ordinator Sanjay Singh said after releasing the ADR report.
The Delhi High Court has set up two special courts to exclusively deal with criminal cases involving politicians and for their speedy disposal, in pursuance with the Supreme Court's directions.
According to sources, Governor Ram Naik has okayed the withdrawal of "many cases" based on recommendations sent by the ruling BJP in the state.
It said that 18 (18 per cent) out of 99 BJP MLAs and 25 (32 per cent) out of 77 Congress MLAs have declared criminal cases pending against them.
Unexpected as his rise to the post of the Chief Minister of the politically crucial state is, the people’s interest in getting to know more about the leader have also seen a sharp rise.
A total of 189 candidates who will be entering the poll fray in the fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held on February 23 are crorepati, while 116 have declared criminal cases
A shocking revelation about the ruling party’s government has raised serious questions on the alliance’s theme of progress, prosperity and clean governance.
While serious crime nationwide dipped by a significant 5 per cent, Delhi, which has been given the tag of “rape capital” last year saw more number of cognizable crimes than the cumulative figure of all metro cities.
At least 43 crorepatis are in the fray for the phase 5 of West Bengal assembly elections while 67 candidates have disclosed criminal cases against themselves
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