Supreme Court Upholds Right to Information in Electoral Context — Emphasizes Voter's Right to Know Candidates' Backgrounds. The Court affirmed that the right to know about candidates is a fundamental aspect of the freedom of expression under Article 19(1)(a) and that legislative limitations on this right are unconstitutional....
The case involved a challenge to the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, specifically Section 33-B, which limited the information candidates must dis...




