Ashwini Upadhyay
Ashwini Upadhyay is an advocate and public interest litigator known for his efforts in legal reforms and advocacy for democratic integrity. He has recently filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a lifetime disqualification for convicted politicians.
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Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL in court for a direction to the Election Commission to conduct special intensive revisions of electoral rolls.
PIL in SC backs EC electoral rolls revision, says they must be regular | India News
India· 2025-07-09Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a petition seeking SC's direction to do away with time-bound penalty and bar a convicted person for life from contesting MP/MLA election.
In Supreme Court, government opposes life ban on convicted netas | India NewsIndia· 2025-02-26Ashwini Upadhyay is associated with BJP and is one of the petitioners challenging the Places of Worship Act.
'Enough is enough': SC on pleas over places of worship act | India NewsIndia· 2025-02-17
Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay challenged the law's provisions in court.
'There is a limit': Supreme Court on fresh pleas relating to 1991 places of worship law | India NewsIndia· 2025-02-17
Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed a PIL seeking life-long disqualification of MPs and MLAs.
SC seeks Centre, ECI response on lifetime bar for MPs/MLAs after convictionIndia· 2025-02-10
