The Election Commission of India has asked all States and Union Territories to implement the Supreme Court judgement on conviction of sitting MLAs and MPs and devise a fool-proof mechanism for tracking cases of their conviction at all levels. In a letter addressed to Chief Secretaries of the States, the Commission also sought a monthly report about cases of conviction of sitting members of Parliament or State Legislature, preferably by the 15th of every month.
The poll body has cited the Supreme Court judgement whereby protection against immediate disqualification from membership enjoyed by sitting members on conviction and sentence to imprisonment or fine will no longer be available.