Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 176 · Decided 13 March 2003
People's Union for Civil Liberties (Pucl) and ANR. v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 176 · [2003] 2 S.C.R. 1136
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 490/2002
- Decided
- 13 March 2003
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 245, 19(J)(a); Representation of the People Act Section 33B
Headnote
Election Laws: C Representation of the People Act, 1951: Section 33B-Prohibition regarding disclosure or furnishing of information in respect of candidate's election, which is not required to be disclosed or furnished under the Act or the rules made, despite directions D issued by Supreme voter to know antecedents of contesting candidate is a fundamental right under Article 19(J)(a)-Such right could be abridged by passing legislation under Article 19(2)-lmpugned provision not justified or saved under Article 19(2)-Hence illegal, null and void-Constitution of India, 1950-Articles
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