Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 655 · Decided 27 September 2013
People's Union for Civil Liberties & ANR. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 655 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 283
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 161/2004
- Decided
- 27 September 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, RANJAN GOGOI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19(1)(a); Representation of the People Act Section 79(d), 128
Headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: A B c Art. 19(1)(a) - Freedom of speech and expression -­ Decision taken by a voter after verifying the credentials of the candidate, either to vote or not is a form of expression under Art.19(1)(a) -- Fundamental right statutory right uls. 79(d) of the RP Act is violated unreasonably 0 if right not to vote effectively is denied and secrecy is breached - Representation of the People Act, 1951 - s. 79(d). Art. 32 rlw Arts. 19(1)(a) and 14- Writ petition challenging rr.41(2), (3) and 49-0 of Conduct of Election
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