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Supreme Court on Voting Rights 2026
April 15 , 2026
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- The Supreme Court of India ruled that the right to vote and contest elections is a statutory right, not a fundamental right.
- The judgment was given on April 11, 2026, in a case related to cooperative society elections in Rajasthan.
- The Court said these rights are governed by laws like the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
- Statutory rights are created by laws and can be restricted, unlike Fundamental Rights under Part III of the Constitution.
- The Court upheld eligibility rules (bye-laws) for cooperative elections, saying they are legally valid.
- It also stated that courts should not interfere in internal matters of cooperative societies unless there is clear illegality.
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