Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging Election Commission's power to remove/reduce disqualification period of MPs/MLAs

The Supreme Court Friday sought the response of the Central Government and the Election Commission (EC) on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition challenging the validity of EC's power to remove/reduce disqualification period of convicted law makers under Section 11 of the Representation of the People Act [Lok Prahari Vs. Union of India and Anr.]