N.V. RAMANA, CHIEF JUSTICE:
1. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Representation of the People (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2013 (for short, ‗impugned Amendment and Validation Act, 2013) as being ultra vires the Constitution of India (for short, ‗the Constitution'), vitiated by mala fides and against the general public interest.
W.P. (C) No. 7459/2013 Page 1 of 23 Amendment and Validation Act, 2013
2. At the outset, it would be appropriate to reproduce the impugned Amendment and Validation Act, 2013, which reads as under:- "Be it enacted by Parlia