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Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that candidates cannot be disqualified on framing of charges against them in a criminal case.
However, the top court held that each candidate shall declare such charges to the election commission before contesting an election.
The verdict was pronounced on a batch of pleas raising a question whether lawmakers facing criminal trial can be disqualified from contesting elections at the stage of framing of charges against them.
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra had earlier indicated that voters have a
