Sanjay Dutt’s dreams of competing in the elections were shattered on Tuesday when the Supreme Court ruled that he cannot contest for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
The court rejected Sanjay Dutt’s plea for suspension of his conviction in a criminal case to enable him to fight the General Elections.
A day before, a panel of judges which included Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan, Justice P Sathasivam and Justice RM Lodha had not disclosed the verdict amid strong opposition from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and various civil society groups.
Sanjay Dutt, sentenced to six years in jail by a Mumbai anti-terror court moved the court early this month as it was said to be similar to cricketer-turned-BJP parliamentarian Navjot Singh Sidhu, whose conviction in a case of unintentional killing was stayed by the apex court in 2007 to enable him contest elections.
However, the SC ruled that Sidhu’s case was an exceptional one and should not be taken as example. As per electoral laws, a person convicted for a criminal offence and sentenced to jail for more than two years is barred from running for elections.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sanjay Dutt political dreams crashed
Posted by Anurag at 5:26 PM
Labels: Election News, Sanjay Dutt
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