Recently SC has upheld the Haryana Panchayati Raj Amendment Act 2015 According to amended state Panc...........

Haryana Polity and Governance

Recently SC has upheld the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015.According to amended state Panchayat Raj Act which of the following categories of people are barred from contesting Panchayat elections ?

1.Persons who are charged in a criminal case for an offence that could be punished with imprisonment for not less than 3 years.

2.Those who do not have the minimum specified education qualification.

3.Persons with outstanding payments of electricity bills.

4.Those who do not have a functional toilet at their residence.

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1,2 and 3 Only

2,3 and 4 Only

1 and 2 Only

All of the above

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Explanation:

The Supreme Court has upheld the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 that disqualified sizeable segment of the population from contesting Panchayat elections. The state law was challenged under via Rajbala v. State of Haryana case.

The amended state Panchayat Raj Act barred five categories of people from contesting Panchayat elections. These were:

Persons who are charged in a criminal case for an offence that could be punished with imprisonment for not less than 10 years.
Those who defaulted on agriculture loans.
Persons with outstanding payments of electricity bills.
Those who do not have the minimum specified education qualification.
Those who do not have a functional toilet at their residence.