https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157197 Where election law is silent, Article 324 empowers the Election Commission to issue directions needed to secure free and fair elections, including requiring candidates to file affidavits disclosing criminal antecedents, assets, liabilities and educational qualifications. The absence of express statutory provision did not prevent the Commission from filling the gap, because disclosure was treated as part of the electoral process and the purity of elections. The Court also recognised that a voter's freedom of speech and expression includes a right to receive material information, so informed electoral choice requires access to relevant candidate particulars. en-us Thu, 02 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 18:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157197 Where election law is silent, Article 324 empowers the Election Commission to issue directions needed to secure free and fair elections, including requiring candidates to file affidavits disclosing criminal antecedents, assets, liabilities and educational qualifications. The absence of express statutory provision did not prevent the Commission from filling the gap, because disclosure was treated as part of the electoral process and the purity of elections. The Court also recognised that a voter's freedom of speech and expression includes a right to receive material information, so informed electoral choice requires access to relevant candidate particulars. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157197