‘If relief not granted, will lose 8 years of career’: Rahul's plea against HC order
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi e-filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging a Gujarat HC order refusing to stay a Surat trial court’s sentencing order. It said, “If the relief is not granted to the petitioner, then he will lose eight years of his career. ” Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, a person convicted and sentenced to two years for any offence would remain disqualified to contest elections for the jail term and six years after serving the sentence.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi e-filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging a Gujarat HC order refusing to stay a Surat trial court’s sentencing order. It said, “If the relief is not granted to the petitioner, then he will lose eight years of his career. ” Under Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, a person convicted and sentenced to two years for any offence would remain disqualified to contest elections for the jail term and six years after serving the sentence.
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