Overview
- A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Election Commission of India and the Centre, also seeking responses from the Law Ministry and the Law Commission.
- The PIL by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeks directions requiring every political party to publish its memorandum, rules and regulations on the homepage of its official website.
- The plea urges framing rules for registration and regulation of parties, citing Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act and the poll body's plenary powers under Article 324.
- The petition alleges proliferation of shell or bogus parties and calls for measures to curb criminalisation, corruption, casteism, communalism and money laundering in politics.
- No substantive orders on merits have been issued, with the case moving ahead for institutional responses as Bihar prepares for polling on November 6 and 11.