Junior Science refresher Published this article page no 146 o The 1999 Law Commission Report strongly recommended the introduction of a regulatory framework for governing the internal structures and inner party democracy of the political parties. o A draft Political Parties (Registration and Regulation of Affairs) Act 2011 was submitted to the Union Law Ministry.Act aims to regulate the constitution functioning funding accounts and audit and other affairs of and concerning political parties participating in elections. ANTIDEFECTION LAW Why in news? The Calcutta High Court has given West Bengal Assembly Speaker a deadline to pass an order in the defection case. What is defection? Defection may be defined as the practice of floorcrossing by a member of one political outfit to another (also commonly referred as Horse Trading). For instance in Lok Sabha if MPs of Party A join Party B they are said to have defected and thus will face the prevalent antidefection proceedings. About Antidefection Law The Tenth Schedule contains the following provisions with respect to the disqualification of members of Parliament and the state legislatures on the ground of defection.Disqualification A member of a House belonging to any political party becomes disqualified for being a member of the House if o He voluntarily gives up his membership of such political party or o He votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by his political party without obtaining prior permission of such party and such act has not been condoned by the party within 15 days.An independent member of a House becomes disqualified to remain a member of the House if he joins any political party after such election.A nominated member of a House becomes disqualified for being a member of the House if he joins any political party after the expiry of six months from the date on which he takes his seat in the House Junior Science refresher buy.
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