The Supreme Court has reiterated that the right to vote and contest elections are statutory rights, not fundamental rights. It held these rights depend on laws made by Parliament and can be regulated through eligibility conditions.
The Supreme Court refused to entertain Tata Sponge Iron Limited’s challenge to constitutional validity of the Odisha Entry Tax Act, 1999, upholding Orissa High Court’s dismissal. A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale found no infirmity.
