Supreme Court allows voters to sue candidates over false election info
The short version
- A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu quashed a Karnataka High Court order.
- The Supreme Court held that voters can prosecute candidates for concealing information.
- The law does not restrict complaints against electoral candidates to public servants or the Election Commission.
- The ruling clarifies that voters have the right to initiate legal action independently.
- The decision overturns the previous interpretation that only the Election Commission could act on such complaints.
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First reported by The Hindu Supreme Court holds voters can prosecute candidates for concealing information
The Times of India No EC nod needed for voter to sue candidate over false information: Supreme Court