Election 2009: Returned Candidate’s Plea Rejected in the High Court, But Far Away is Justice for the Rejected Candidate

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak In the 2009 election for Orissa Assembly, Returning Officers were used to reject the nomination papers of candidates that were seemingly disadvantageous to the ruling party. In only these pages, this aspect is discussed in matter of … Read more →

In Athgarh Context, What was Expected of the Speaker and the Supreme Court?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Athgarh Constituency is not just one of the 147 constituencies of Orissa Assembly.In the context of Indian democracy, it has tremendous significance. Indian democracy is not as strong we believe. Anybody can gain over a junior officer … Read more →