LANDMARK CASE

Public Interest Foundation v. Union of India

(2019) 3 SCC 224 · Supreme Court of India · Election law

At a glance

Citation: (2019) 3 SCC 224
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Election law
In one line: No, but candidates and parties must publicise criminal records.

1 Facts

The case concerned criminalisation of politics.

2 Issue

Can candidates with charges be disqualified?

3 What the court decided

No, but candidates and parties must publicise criminal records.

4 Why it matters

Left disqualification to Parliament.

5 Think about it

Is disclosure enough?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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