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A n t i - D e f e c t i o n  L a w 
D e f i n i t i o n  o f  A n t i - D e f e c t i o n  L a w
O b j e c t i v e  a n d  P u r p o s e
G r o u n d s  a n d  S i t u a t i o n s
P r o c e s s / S t a g e s
I m p a c t s  a n d  C h a l l e n g e s
C o n c l u s i o n
L e g i s l a t i o n  e n a c t e d  t o  p r e v e n t  e l e c t e d  m e m b e r s
f r o m  c h a n g i n g  t h e i r  p o l i t i c a l  p a r t i e s  o r  d i s o b e y i n g
p a r t y  m a n d a t e s .
I n t r o d u c e d  t o  p r o m o t e  s t a b i l i t y ,  d i s c i p l i n e ,  a n d
i n t e g r i t y  i n  t h e  I n d i a n  p o l i t i c a l  s y s t e m .
T h e  A n t i - D e f e c t i o n  L a w  p l a y s  a  v i t a l  r o l e  i n
m a i n t a i n i n g  t h e  i n t e g r i t y  a n d  s t a b i l i t y  o f  t h e  I n d i a n
p o l i t i c a l  s y s t e m .
I t  e n s u r e s  e l e c t e d  r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s  u p h o l d  p a r t y
d i s c i p l i n e  a n d  d i s c o u r a g e s  d e f e c t i o n s  f o r  p e r s o n a l
g a i n s .
H o w e v e r ,  c h a l l e n g e s  i n  i m p l e m e n t a t i o n  a n d  t h e  n e e d
f o r  p e r i o d i c  r e v i e w  w a r r a n t  a t t e n t i o n  f o r  e f f e c t i v e
f u n c t i o n i n g .
D e f e c t i o n  o c c u r s  w h e n  a  l e g i s l a t o r :
G r o u n d s  f o r  d i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n  o f  a  l e g i s l a t o r :
I f  t h e  m e m b e r  v o l u n t a r i l y  r e s i g n s  f r o m  t h e  p a r t y .
I f  t h e  m e m b e r  j o i n s  a n o t h e r  p o l i t i c a l  p a r t y .
I f  t h e  m e m b e r  i n v o l v e d  i n  a n t i - p a r t y  a c t i v i t i e s .
V o l u n t a r i l y  g i v e s  u p  m e m b e r s h i p  o f  a  p o l i t i c a l  p a r t y .
V o t e s  o r  a b s t a i n s  f r o m  v o t i n g  i n  v i o l a t i o n  o f  p a r t y
d i r e c t i o n s .
D i s o b e y s  a  p a r t y  w h i p  t o  v o t e  a g a i n s t  p a r t y
p r i n c i p l e s .
I m p a c t  o n  L e g i s l a t o r s :
I m p a c t  o n  P o l i t i c a l  P a r t i e s :
C h a l l e n g e s  f a c e d  i n  i m p l e m e n t a t i o n :
N e e d  f o r  p e r i o d i c  r e v i e w :
F i l i n g  a  p e t i t i o n :
S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n ' s  R o l e :
T i m e f r a m e  f o r  r e s o l u t i o n :
T h e  S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n  s h o u l d  r e s o l v e  t h e  m a t t e r
w i t h i n  3  m o n t h s .
T h e  c o u r t s  s h o u l d  d e c i d e  d i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n  p e t i t i o n s
w i t h i n  6  m o n t h s .
T h e  S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n  e x a m i n e s  t h e  c o m p l a i n t  a n d
d e c i d e s  w h e t h e r  i t  i s  v a l i d .
T h e  d e c i s i o n  s h o u l d  b e  t a k e n  w i t h i n  a  r e a s o n a b l e
p e r i o d .
a .  A f t e r  t h e  d e c i s i o n  i s  m a d e :
b .  P a r t i e s / I n d i v i d u a l s  c a n  a p p e a l :
T h e  a g g r i e v e d  p a r t y / m e m b e r  c a n  a p p e a l  a g a i n s t  t h e
S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n ' s  d e c i s i o n  i n  a  h i g h e r  c o u r t .
I f  t h e  S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n  u p h o l d s  t h e  c o m p l a i n t ,  t h e
m e m b e r  i s  d i s q u a l i f i e d .
I f  t h e  S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n  r e j e c t s  t h e  c o m p l a i n t ,  t h e
m e m b e r  c o n t i n u e s  t o  h o l d  o f f i c e .
R e v i s i t i n g  t h e  l a w  t o  a d d r e s s  i s s u e s  a n d  c h a l l e n g e s .
E n s u r i n g  t h e  l a w  a d a p t s  t o  t h e  e v o l v i n g  p o l i t i c a l
l a n d s c a p e .
D e f i n i n g  " v o l u n t a r y "  r e s i g n a t i o n  o r  d e f e c t i n g  w i t h o u t
p a r t y  p e r m i s s i o n  m a y  b e  s u b j e c t i v e .
D e l a y  i n  j u d i c i a l  i n t e r v e n t i o n  m a y  d e l a y  r e s o l u t i o n  o f
d i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n  c a s e s .
I n f l u e n c e  o f  p a r t y  l e a d e r s  a n d  e x t e r n a l  p r e s s u r e s
m i g h t  i m p a c t  n e u t r a l i t y .
A  w r i t t e n  c o m p l a i n t  m u s t  b e  s u b m i t t e d  b y  a
c o n c e r n e d  p a r t y  t o  t h e  S p e a k e r / C h a i r m a n  o f  t h e
H o u s e .
T h e  p e t i t i o n  s h o u l d  i n c l u d e  r e l e v a n t  e v i d e n c e  a n d
d e t a i l s  o f  t h e  a l l e g e d  d e f e c t i o n .
E n s u r e s  p a r t i e s  m a i n t a i n  t h e i r  n u m e r i c a l  s t r e n g t h  a n d
m a j o r i t y  i n  l e g i s l a t i v e  b o d i e s .
E n a b l e s  p a r t i e s  t o  t a k e  d i s c i p l i n a r y  a c t i o n  a g a i n s t
d e f e c t o r s .
F e a r  o f  d i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n  p r o m o t e s  p a r t y  l o y a l t y .
D i s c o u r a g e s  p o l i t i c a l  o p p o r t u n i s m  a n d  c r o s s - p a r t y
a l l i a n c e s .
U p h o l d s  p a r t y  d i s c i p l i n e  a n d  s t r e n g t h e n s  p a r t y
s t r u c t u r e s .
E n s u r e  p a r t y  d i s c i p l i n e .
P r e v e n t  p o l i t i c a l  i n s t a b i l i t y .
D e t e r  c o r r u p t i o n  a n d  u n e t h i c a l  p r a c t i c e s .
M a i n t a i n  d e c o r u m  a n d  e f f i c i e n c y  i n  l e g i s l a t i v e  b o d i e s .
S a f e g u a r d  t h e  d e m o c r a t i c  p r o c e s s .
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