Vacuum imminent if HC declares RPO 19 illegal: AG
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
The Attorney General (AG) on Tuesday said if the High Court (HC) declares illegal the provision 19 of the RPO empowering MP candidates to be elected unopposed, there will be a vacuum. “Such declaration ceases to exist the 154 MPs elected unopposed in the current 10th Parliament,” argued AG Mahbubey Alam during hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition. Underpinning the impugned section 19 of the Representation of the People Order (RPO), the AG said such provision is not illegal and unconstitutional as well, referring to examples in different democratic countries, according to a news agency.