Seeking to negate the Supreme Court order on immediate disqualification of convicted legislators, the government is considering enactment of a constitutional amendment for which it will try to bring all political parties on board.
The government could also move a review petition in the Supreme Court in the next few days, highly-placed law ministry sources said on Friday.
The government’s urgency on taking a decision is because the Election Commission has already started implementing the Supreme Court verdict. The EC has asked all states and Union territories to implement the verdict on conviction of sitting MPs, MLAs and MLCs and devise a foolproof mechanism to track cases of their conviction at all levels.
The government will move ahead with a constitutional amendment if it gets the support of political parties.
While there is unanimity among parties against the SC verdict, the government will act cautiously before any move to amend the Constitution.
In its July 10 verdict, the Supreme Court struck down a provision in the Representation of the People Act that protects a convicted legislator from disqualification on the ground that an appeal is pending in higher courts.