New Delhi, April 25 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a suggestion to have unopposed candidates in an election secure a minimum threshold of votes to be elected to Parliament and state assemblies, observing that nobody should be allowed to enter the legislature by default when a win by majority forms the foundation of our democracy.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy which posed a hypothetical situation where a candidate elected unopposed is able to enter Parliament or Assembly, as the case may be, defeating the right of voters to choose their elected representatives or even exercise the option of none of the above (NOTA), which the court has secure...