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fact that defection was being used as a weapon to engineer the toppling and creation of governments. Anti-defection law was thus seen as a reaffirmation of India’s democratic ideals by ensuring that only citizens have a say in govern - ment making. Paradoxically, Schedule X has created profound anti-democratic ramifications in the Indian polity.
Nov 23, 2009 · The Anti-Defection Law – Intent and Impact Background Note for the Conference on Effective Legislatures The Anti-Defection Law was passed in 1985 through the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution, which added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. The main intent of the law was to combat “the evil of political defections”. There
Oct 21, 2023 · Due to the 91 st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, the anti-defection law created an exception for anti-defection rulings. However, the amendment does not recognize a ‘split’ in a legislature party and instead recognizes a ‘merger’. Only Allows Wholesale Defection: It allows wholesale defection, but retail defection is not allowed ...
PROVISION OF ANTI-DEFECTION LAW The anti-defection law deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by: 1. Members of a political party, 2. Independent members, and 3. Nominated members. In limited circumstances, the law allows legislators to change their party without incurring the risk of disqualification.
Constitutional Provisions relating to Anti-Defection Law The Tenth Calendar to the Constitution of India, which is prominently known as the “Anti-defection Law” was embedded through the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985. The fundamental expectation of the law was to battle "the insidiousness of political abandonment."
Title: Anti defection law in India: Researcher: Anmolpreet Kaur: Guide(s): Pannu, Gurpreet: Keywords: Law Social Sciences Social Sciences General: University:
Problems in the Anti-defection Law. The real problem with the anti-defection law is that leaders have tried to solve a political problem using a law. If one tries to solve a political problem using law as a tool, it will always have limited applications because politics has its own ways and means of circumventing things.
