PIL Seeks Cap on Election Expenses by Parties

• Delhi High Courts seeks responses of Centre and Election Commission on putting a ceiling on election expenditure by parties during polls
• Court order in wake of PIL seeking insertion of Law Commission suggestions into provisions of RPA allowing for monitoring and regulation of poll expenses
•  PIL filed by Association of Democratic Reforms alleges successive governments have willfully ignored Law Commission 1999 recommendation
• Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/pil-seeks-cap-on-election-expenses-by-parties/article6076704.ece

Exams Perspective:

1. Electoral Reforms
2. Election Commission of India (ECI)
3. PIL
4. Law Commissions