Lifetime Ban

08 Oct

Akal Takht Jathedar Orders Lifetime Ban on Gurdwara Committee After Desecration of Guru Granth Sahib Saroops in Samba

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAkal Takht, Gurudwara Committee, Jathedar Gajraj, Lifetime Ban

Samba/Sri Amritsar, October 8: Taking a strict notice of the incident in which five sacred saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji were set on fire last night by pouring fuel by a local resident named Manjeet at Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Koulpur village in Vijaypur Tehsil of Jammu’s Samba district, the Officiating Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, personally visited the Gurdwara today and conducted a comprehensive investigation.Jathedar Gargajj described the incident as deeply shameful and painful, stating that the entire Sikh Panth is anguished over this desecration. Taking firm action, he announced a lifetime…

26 Feb

Centre Opposes Life Ban on Convicted Politicians, Says Decision Lies with Parliament

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaConvicted Politicians, Lifetime Ban, Supreme Court

February 26, 2025 – The Centre has firmly opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a lifetime ban on convicted politicians, arguing that such a disqualification falls solely within the domain of Parliament. Judicial Review Cannot Override Legislative Policy In an affidavit filed before the apex court, the Centre asserted that directing Parliament to frame a law in a particular manner would amount to rewriting the statute, which is beyond the scope of judicial review. The affidavit stated, “The question of whether a lifetime ban is appropriate or not is solely within the domain of Parliament.” The government emphasized…