effective remedies and for the timely addressing of identified lapses. [67] The purpose of publishing the information is apparent in Article 52 (5) which requires that this information be made known to the public before the elections. The purpose then is to furnish the voters with pertinent information on their presidential candidates so as to aid them make an informed decision. [68] In Union of India v Association for Democratic Reforms and Another2 a case cited at length by the Petitioner, the Supreme Court of India dealt with a question of whether a voter has a right to relevant information such as assets, qualifications and past criminal behaviour of a parliamentarian. It resolved the question in the affirmative and laid out the purpose as: For maintaining purity of elections and a healthy democracy, voters are required to be educated and well informed about the contesting candidates. Such information would include assets held by the candidate, his qualifications including educational qualification and antecedents of his life...there is no necessity of suppressing the relevant facts from the voters. [69] In our case, it is a constitutional requirement that information regarding die declared assets and liabilities of contesting candidates should be made available to the public and this serves its purpose before elections are held. However, Article 52 (3) makes the information on declared assets and liabilities, among others, accessible to the public only upon being prescribed. Thus, the second issue cannot succeed. J29