Peoples Union for Civil Liberties v Union of India: Is Indian democracy dependent on a statute?

• Main Author: DAM, Shubhankar
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Constitutional rights; Democracy; India; Right to vote; Asian Studies; Public Law and Legal Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/481
• Institution: Singapore Management University

At the very heart of every political democracy is the right of citizens to participate in its democratic processes. The right to vote is the bedrock of a democratic polity and the essence of representative governance. No right is more precious than the right to have a voice in the election of those...