Critically Analyses the Main Features of Anti – Defection Law | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The Anti-Defection Law was gone in 1985 through the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution, which added the Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. The principle purpose of the law was to battle the fiendishness of political defections. There are a few issues in connection to the working of this law which should be examined. he aim of this law is to guarantee political solidness and keep administrators from being paid off to abscond and enjoy floor crossing. While the law was presented when defections were widespread and required stringent measures to avert it, it has forced an irrational limitation on dissent, debate and opportunity to vote. As the law gets more seasoned and more seasoned, we find that with the corruption pervasive among politicians and given their untrustworthy tactics, they have had the option to exploit escape clauses in the law to suit their own needs. This is the motivation behind why the law has not had the option to accomplish as well as can be expected. The present article attempts to dig into the escape clauses, which render the 52nd Amendment Act fairly unacceptable and ineffective.