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"Advisory posts are offices of profit"

J. Venkatesan

Commission order in Jaya Bachchan case lays down five criteria

New Delhi: The Election Commission while recommending the disqualification of Jaya Bachchan as member of Parliament has held that though her post as chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council was only advisory, it will come within the ambit of `office of profit.' The Commission citing Supreme Court judgments laid down five criteria for determining an "office of profit" The Commission held that even if a post created by the government was only "advisory", the holder would come within the purview of the disqualifications.

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