The Citizen’s Right to Know
It needs to be reiterated that the judgement is not about disqualifying people from contesting elections, it is about disclosure of the criminal background…
Writing
Columns, essays and commentary by Professor Chhokar.
2003
Reforming the electoral system
THE founding fathers of the newly independent India resolved to constitute the country into a ‘democratic republic’.A democracy, according to one definition, is ‘the…
Reforming the electoral system
2002
The Court must fill the void
The Election Commission’s decision to implement the recent Supreme Court judgment to make information about criminal background of candidates available to voters, has stirred…