NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that candidates need not disclose every movable property owned by them.
The top court said that voter’s right to know is not absolute.
The Supreme Court upheld the 2019 election of the independent MLA Karikho Kri from the Tezu assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh.
In the election petition, it was contended by the unsuccessful candidate that the Karikho Kri exercised undue influence by not disclosing three vehicles owned by Kri’s wife and son while filing the nomination for contesting the election.
The bench of justices Anirudhha Bose and Sanjay Kumar set aside the order of the Gauhati high court which had declared the election of Karikho Kri as null and void.
The top court said that voter’s right to know is not absolute.
The Supreme Court upheld the 2019 election of the independent MLA Karikho Kri from the Tezu assembly constituency in Arunachal Pradesh.
In the election petition, it was contended by the unsuccessful candidate that the Karikho Kri exercised undue influence by not disclosing three vehicles owned by Kri’s wife and son while filing the nomination for contesting the election.
The bench of justices Anirudhha Bose and Sanjay Kumar set aside the order of the Gauhati high court which had declared the election of Karikho Kri as null and void.
