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Majumdar v. Information Commission

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Majumdar v. Information Commission

Judgment

Question Presented: Must the Election Commission provide information on parties' financial disclosures without obtaining their consent?

Summary: The High Court ruled in favor of a right to information-based request by a civil society leader for political party financial disclosure statements, which was denied first by the Election Commission and then the Information Commission. In the ruling, the court decided that the election commission must provide the financial disclosure statements of political parties to citizens regardless of the parties’ consent.

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Campaign Finance
EMB Independence

Applicable Law(s): Constitution- Article 102(2). Right to Information Act.

Region: Asia-Pacific

Country: Bangladesh

Language of Decision

English

Court: Supreme Court

Election Type: General

Date of decision: Feb 18, 2016

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Latitude: 23.87012797649205

Longitude: 90.37034636583964

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Bangladesh- Mahumdar v. Information Commission.pdf
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