Last Updated:December 05, 2025, 03:29 IST Law Commission Chairman Justice Dinesh Maheshwari told the JPC on ONOE that the Bill neither violates the Basic Structure of the Constitution nor disrupts the federal balance Addressing concerns about citizens’ voting rights, the Commission reiterated the Supreme Court’s consistent position that the right to vote is a statutory rather than fundamental right. (Representational image: PTI) At a meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on December 4, Law Commission of India Chairman Justice Dinesh Maheshwari briefed members on the constitutional soundness of the proposed One Nation One Election (ONOE) framework. Presenting the Commission’s expert assessment, Justice Maheshwari stated that the Bill neither violates the Basic Structure of the Constitution nor disrupts the federal balance. Citing multiple judicial precedents, he affirmed that Parliament possesses full legislative authority to introduce such a reform, provided it respects the Basic Structure—an obligation the Bill, he stressed, fully meets. Addressing concerns about citizens’ voting rights, the Commission reiterated the Supreme Court’s consistent position that the right to vote is a statutory rather than fundamental right. Therefore, …