03 Oct 2012
The
Indian cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar, described as God of Cricket is
entering into politics. But the first ball he faced was a bouncer from a
petitioner who claimed that the cricketer did not posses necessary
qualification, but a Delhi high court overruled the motion stating that
the sportsman’s nomination was according to a constitutional provisions.
The court on Wednesday informed the central government that Tenndulkar’s nomination to the upper house was constitutional.
The NDTV reported that the provision allowed nomination of experts from the fields of literature, science, art and social services but also from sports, education and others, the government said.
A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was given by Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra a copy of an affidavit earlier filed in the Allahabad High Court on a similar plea against Tendulkar’s nomination.
The central government’s response came on a petition filed by Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia, a former Delhi legislator.
The petitioner claimed that Tendulkar did not possess the qualification prescribed under Article 80 of the constitution for a person with “special knowledge and practical experience” being nominated to the upper house of the Indian parliament.
The affidavit said: “The ‘special knowledge and practical experience’ required for the purpose is not confined to the said four categories (literature, science, arts and social service) only but would also include categories like sports, education, law, history, academics attainments, economics, journalism, parliamentary practice and procedure, public administration, agriculture, sports (wrestling) or other similar fields of human Endeavour”.
Counsel R.K. Kapoor, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that he filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all the petitions from various high courts to the apex Court.
Tendulkar was nominated by the government to the upper house of parliament on April 26.
NDTV reported
The court on Wednesday informed the central government that Tenndulkar’s nomination to the upper house was constitutional.
The NDTV reported that the provision allowed nomination of experts from the fields of literature, science, art and social services but also from sports, education and others, the government said.
A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was given by Additional Solicitor General Rajeev Mehra a copy of an affidavit earlier filed in the Allahabad High Court on a similar plea against Tendulkar’s nomination.
The central government’s response came on a petition filed by Ram Gopal Singh Sisodia, a former Delhi legislator.
The petitioner claimed that Tendulkar did not possess the qualification prescribed under Article 80 of the constitution for a person with “special knowledge and practical experience” being nominated to the upper house of the Indian parliament.
The affidavit said: “The ‘special knowledge and practical experience’ required for the purpose is not confined to the said four categories (literature, science, arts and social service) only but would also include categories like sports, education, law, history, academics attainments, economics, journalism, parliamentary practice and procedure, public administration, agriculture, sports (wrestling) or other similar fields of human Endeavour”.
Counsel R.K. Kapoor, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that he filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all the petitions from various high courts to the apex Court.
Tendulkar was nominated by the government to the upper house of parliament on April 26.
NDTV reported
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