Date of such conviction, The phrase 'date of such conviction' occurring in sub-s. (2) of s. 8 of the Representation of People Act,1950 means the date of the initial conviction and not the date of the final conviction. If this phrase was construed to mean the date of the final and ultimate conviction on termination of the entire judicial process in the hierarchy of courts, sub-s. (3) would be redundant. Sub-s. (3) applies to a special category of person mentioned therein, and its language makes it clear that in their case, conviction will not operate as a disqualification unless it becomes final in the course of judicial process, Vidya Charan Shukla v. Purshottam Lal Kaushik, (1981) 2 SCC 84: AIR 1981 SC 547 (550): (1981) 2 SCR 637.
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