New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court (SC) a plea seeking life ban on convicted politicians, saying imposing such a disqualification was solely within the domain of the Parliament. In an affidavit, the Centre said the prayer in a plea, seeking the same, amounted to re-writing of the statute or directing the Parliament to frame a law in a particular manner which was wholly beyond the powers of judicial review.

"The question whether a life-time ban would be appropriate or not is a question that is solely within the domain of the Parliament," the affidavit said. By confining the operation of penalty to an appropriate length of time, deterrence was ensured while undue harshness was avoided, it added.

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