Can a party be derecognised for damaging public property,SC asks govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government if the law allows for the derecognition of a political party for indulging in violence leading to destruction of public property.

A bench of justices G S Singhvi and S J Mukhopadhaya sought the Union governments view on the issue within a week. The court was hearing a PIL filed by former IPS officer Prakash Singh seeking its direction to frame guidelines for preventing agitations leading to large-scale destruction of property and disruption of traffic through blockage of roads,highways and railway tracks.

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Singh filed the petition to prevent a repeat of last years three-month blockade of the national highway running through Nagaland. The court is also hearing a case involving rail and road blockade by protesters from Jat community in Haryanas Jind district last year,leading to destruction of railway properties.