Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking use of ballot paper instead of EVMs for Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls
6 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking use of ballot paper instead of EVMs for Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls

Firstpost  

A three-judge Supreme Court bench rejected the PIL, which highlighted the vulnerability of EVMs over ballot paper, saying that every system and machine is capable to be used and misused. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a petition which sought the Election Commission of India to be directed to hold 2019 Lok Sabha elections as well as state Assembly polls using the ballot system instead of Electronic Voting Machines. The three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, and Justice MR Shah rejected the Public Interest Litigation filed by an NGO Nyaya Bhoomi. Doubts will be everywhere.” In the past, representatives of several opposition parties including the Indian National Congress, Janata Dal-Secular ), Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and several others, even National Democratic Alliance ally Shiv Sena also stressed on EVMs vulnerability.

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ECI announces election schedule for Delhi Assembly
1 week ago

ECI announces election schedule for Delhi Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday sounded the clapperboard for the 70-seat Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 5, with counting on February 8. Since the Delhi elections coincide with the Union Budget on February 1, chief election commission Rajeev Kumar said the Union Cabinet Secretary will be told that no Delhi-specific provision or announcement …

HC Incorrect In Deleting District Magistrate As Necessary Party In Election Petition: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea
1 week, 5 days ago

HC Incorrect In Deleting District Magistrate As Necessary Party In Election Petition: Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court which allowed the deletion of Election Commission of India and District Magistrate as necessary parties in an election petition challenging the Lok Sabha elections in Gautam Buddha Nagar Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Before the High Court, the petitioner had filed an election petition …

INDIA Bloc To Challenge Maharashtra Verdict In Supreme Court Over 'EVM Tampering' In Assembly Polls
1 month ago

INDIA Bloc To Challenge Maharashtra Verdict In Supreme Court Over 'EVM Tampering' In Assembly Polls

ABP News  

The opposition INDIA bloc in Maharashtra plans to move the Supreme Court over alleged tampering of electronic voting machines in the recent assembly elections. As per the report by news agency PTI, the moves followed after a meeting with NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, and noted lawyer and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi. Sharad Pawar Alleges Discrepancies In …

INDIA bloc to move Supreme Court against 'EVM tampering' in Maharashtra
1 month ago

INDIA bloc to move Supreme Court against 'EVM tampering' in Maharashtra

India Today  

The INDIA bloc is set to file a petition in the Supreme Court by Friday, challenging alleged irregularities in election procedures and the Standard Operating Procedures for Electronic Voting Machines in Maharashtra. The INDIA bloc's decision to approach the Supreme Court against the Election Commission was announced by Prashant Jagtap, leader of the Sharad Pawar NCP faction, who contested and …

Supreme Court questions EVM efficiency for polling stations over 1,500 voters
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court questions EVM efficiency for polling stations over 1,500 voters

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to explain how Electronic Voting Machines, designed to accommodate 1,500 votes, can handle polling stations with more than 1,500 registered voters. A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna raised concerns about voting efficiency, noting that if an EVM processes only 45 votes per hour, it may not serve …

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ECI seeks EVMs’ release amid ongoing election case against Suresh Gopi

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Election Commission of India has sought the permission of the Kerala High Court to release the Electronic Voting Machines used in the Thrissur parliamentary constituency during the last general elections, currently under the custody of the Thrissur district election officer. The ECI clarified that the machines are not required for the adjudication of a petition filed by Binoy …

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘When you win, EVMs are not tampered’: Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to ballots in elections

Live Mint  

Dismissing a public interest litigation seeking the reintroduction of ballot paper voting in elections, the Supreme court on Tuesday remarked that what happens is, when people win, the election EVMs are not tampered. A plea filed by K A Paul, who said he is the president of an organisation which has rescued over three lakh orphans and 40 lakh widows, …

Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to paper ballots, cites advantages of EVMs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects plea for reverting to paper ballots, cites advantages of EVMs

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated a level of hypocrisy attached to criticism about Electronic Voting Machines, saying “EVMs are tampered when you lose and fine if you win”. The evangelist, appearing in person, said the Election Commission of India must be directed to disqualify candidates found distributing largesse, money, liquor during elections for at least five years. In April …

No active petition over difference in voter turnout: ECI
5 months, 1 week ago

No active petition over difference in voter turnout: ECI

Hindustan Times  

None of the election petitions challenging the validity of poll results in 79 Lok Sabha constituencies has raised a question over the difference in voter turnout figures released at 7pm on polling day and those reported the following day, the Election Commission of India said on Sunday. These posts were in response to two reports released over the last two …

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has received 11 requests for memory verification of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails from the recently concluded Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. While eight requests were received for the Lok Sabha elections, including three each from the BJP and Congress, three requests were for the Assembly polls, according to a statement …

Andhra Pradesh HC reserves verdict on plea over postal ballots
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh HC reserves verdict on plea over postal ballots

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by the YSRC, contesting the latest order issued by the Election Commission of India on postal ballots. In its order dated May 30, the ECI asked the election officers to consider postal ballots as valid even if the declaration form has only the attesting officer’s …

Why did Supreme Court abolish first EVM-based election in India? What was SC's reasoning | READ
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did Supreme Court abolish first EVM-based election in India? What was SC's reasoning | READ

India TV News  

First EVM-based election in India: As the Lok Sabha elections in India near their conclusion, opposition parties continue to voice concerns about the use of Electronic Voting Machines. The initial deployment of EVMs faced controversy, leading the Supreme Court to invalidate the first election conducted with these machines. The Supreme Court did so because at that time there was no …

Why did the Supreme Court set aside the first EVM-based election in India? | Explained
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did the Supreme Court set aside the first EVM-based election in India? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On May 19, 1982, the Election Commission of India introduced Electronic Voting Machines in the Paravur Assembly constituency in Kerala. Explained: A brief history of EVMs in India However, authoring the judgement for the Bench, Justice Ali wrote: “This is a very attractive argument, but on a closer scrutiny and deeper deliberation on this aspect of …

Lok Sabha Polls: SC rejects bedridden woman's plea seeking EC direction to cast her vote through postal ballot
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Polls: SC rejects bedridden woman's plea seeking EC direction to cast her vote through postal ballot

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a 78-year-old bedridden woman to have her vote cast through postal ballot in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. During the hearing, Justice Bela Trivedi-led bench of the top court rejected the plea by the woman seeking directions from the Election Commission of India to exercise her franchise through postal ballot. …

Voter Turnout: SC Seeks EC Reply in a Week
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Voter Turnout: SC Seeks EC Reply in a Week

Deccan Chronicle  

The top court, urged earlier in the day by lawyer Prashant Bhushan to hear the plea urgently, assembled in the evening after an Supreme Court Bar Association function to bid farewell to Justice A.S. Bopanna. The Justice Khanna-led bench had on April 26 rejected pleas for reviving paper ballots and 100 per cent cross-verification of votes cast on electronic voting …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Plea in Supreme Court questions EC’s delay in release of poll turnout data
8 months ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Plea in Supreme Court questions EC’s delay in release of poll turnout data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A sharp increase between the initial and final voting percentage in the first and second phases of the parliamentary elections has led to apprehensions in the mind of the electorate, according to an application filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to disclose the authenticated figures of votes polled across all polling …

‘Res Judicata’: Why EVM scepticism should rest in peace now
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Res Judicata’: Why EVM scepticism should rest in peace now

Firstpost  

Justice Dipankar Datta invoked the principle of res judicata to warn the EVM-doubters from re-litigating, without new and substantial evidence, an issue that has been conclusively settled On 26 April, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, disposed of a civil suit filed by Association for Democratic Reforms against the Election Commission, by …

Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court refuses to order special polling in Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for left out voters
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Madras High Court refuses to order special polling in Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for left out voters

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, refused to order special polling for the Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency for those who could not exercise their franchise because of their names having been rescinded from the electoral list. The First Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice G. Chandrasekharan disposed of a public interest litigation petition filed …

Lok Sabha polls | Plea in Madras High Court to conduct special polling in Coimbatore for voters whose names were missing from list
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Plea in Madras High Court to conduct special polling in Coimbatore for voters whose names were missing from list

The Hindu  

A resident of Coimbatore has approached Madras High Court seeking a direction to Election Commission of India to conduct special polling arrangements for those whose names had been deleted from the electoral list and to not declare the Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency results until this polling takes place. In an affidavit filed through his counsel M. Mathan Raj, the petitioner said, …

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bundle of petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails or a return to the ballot paper system, underlining that “EVMs are simple, secure and user-friendly” and that the “integrity of the electoral process earned over years cannot be chaffed and overridden …

SC order on EVMs a “fabulous decision” exposing Opposition move to “defame” ECI: Law Minister
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC order on EVMs a “fabulous decision” exposing Opposition move to “defame” ECI: Law Minister

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal welcomed the Supreme Court’s April 26 order rejecting pleas for the replacement of Electronic Voting Machines, saying that the judgment had “exposed” the desire of Opposition parties, including the Congress, to “defame” the Election Commission of India. The Supreme Court also rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter …

INDI Alliance leaders committed sin of creating doubt on EVMs: PM Modi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

INDI Alliance leaders committed sin of creating doubt on EVMs: PM Modi

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes and said every leader of the opposition grouping has “committed the sin” of creating doubts in minds of people about Electronic Voting Machine and “their dreams have been shattered”. Booth capturing was very …

SC rejects pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification, ballot paper voting
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC rejects pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification, ballot paper voting

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, rejecting petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with the VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system. Although initially dismissed by the Delhi high court, the plea found favour in the Supreme Court, which, …

EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification
8 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification

Hindustan Times  

Pleas for 100% verification of EVM-VVPAT: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. The apex court also said a request for verification of the microcontroller of EVMs can be made within seven days of the declaration of election results upon payment of fees. VVPAT-EVM …

EVM-VVPAT case: Supreme Court verdict on pleas seeking 100% verification today
8 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT case: Supreme Court verdict on pleas seeking 100% verification today

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court is set to deliver its judgment on a series of petitions seeking a comprehensive cross-verification of votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court said it could not “control the elections” or issue any directions solely based on doubts about the reliability of EVMs. Read Here | Why …

Opposition 'INDIA' bloc leaders should apologise after apex court's verdict on EVMs: PM
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Opposition 'INDIA' bloc leaders should apologise after apex court's verdict on EVMs: PM

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Hours after the Supreme Court’s judgement on Electronic Voting Machines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the opposition ‘INDIA’ bloc to apologise to the people for allegedly instilling doubts in their minds about the authenticity of the machines and demanding return to the ballot paper system. The Supreme Court earlier rejected the plea for 100 percent verification of …

Supreme Court verdict on April 26 on whether EVM system is transparent enough for fair elections
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court verdict on April 26 on whether EVM system is transparent enough for fair elections

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court is scheduled on April 26 to pronounce its judgment on petitions seeking a more transparent system of voting to ensure free and fair elections. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, for the ADR, had suggested various measures such as giving electors a copy of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips in order that they could personally verify their accuracy …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will pass orders today on petitions seeking complete verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. During the hearing, the bench also orally expressed reservations about the manual counting process, saying that human interventions can lead to problems. As per the current practice, the ECI randmoly verifies the …

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow

News 18  

The Supreme Court is likely to pass directions or seek clarification over a batch of public interest litigations seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. In April 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the ECI to increase the VVPAT slips from one Electronic …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
8 months, 4 weeks ago

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to investigate the allegations that during a mock poll in Kasaragod, Kerala, four EVMs recorded one extra vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Hearing petitions seeking cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT system, the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and …

EVMs Can Be Manipulated, 100% VVPAT Verification Fundamental Right Of Voter: SC Told, Next Hearing On Thursday
8 months, 4 weeks ago

EVMs Can Be Manipulated, 100% VVPAT Verification Fundamental Right Of Voter: SC Told, Next Hearing On Thursday

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the pleas seeking counting and cross-verification of 100% VVPAT paper slips with Electronic Voting Machines in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The petitioners moved the top court against the present system of counting VVPATs in 5 randomly selected polling booths per Assembly. SC Rejects Proposal For Going Back To Ballot Paper System The petitioners …

ECI Has Already Taken Steps: Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Directions On ECI To Create Voter Awareness For 'NOTA'
9 months, 1 week ago

ECI Has Already Taken Steps: Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Directions On ECI To Create Voter Awareness For 'NOTA'

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to create awareness in public about the 'None of the Above' option on electronic voting machines. The SVEEP Strategy 2022-2025 was also published…Having considered the above factors and the steps taken by the Election Commission of India and the State Election Commission, and the …

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh’s senior citizens call for polling through ballot papers

Hindustan Times  

The senior citizens of Sector 28 A wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Delhi, on Friday, demanding the conduction of the upcoming 2024 general elections through ballot papers only as the results of most of the elections conducted through the electronic voting machines for the last decade are erroneous. Senior citizens of Chandigarh’s Sector 28 A write a …

HC dismisses plea against MLAs, sitting Rajya Sabha members contesting LS polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

HC dismisses plea against MLAs, sitting Rajya Sabha members contesting LS polls

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest writ petition against sitting Rajya Sabha MPs and MLAs contesting Parliament elections without resigning from their respective posts. According to him, some of the sitting Rajya Sabha members and MLAs were contesting in the Lok Sabha elections without completing the tenure in those respective posts. If …

On the ballot: The Hindu Editorial on the general election to the 18th Lok Sabha
9 months, 4 weeks ago

On the ballot: The Hindu Editorial on the general election to the 18th Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The general election to the 18th Lok Sabha will be spread over seven phases and 44 days, with the counting of votes scheduled for June 4. The announcement marks a formal beginning but campaigning has become a perennial affair of Indian politics as if to vindicate the ruling BJP’s call for ‘one nation, one poll’, which it argues will reduce …

'Adhuri hazraton ka ilzaam..': CEC's poetic dig over EVM tampering accusations
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Adhuri hazraton ka ilzaam..': CEC's poetic dig over EVM tampering accusations

Hindustan Times  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday took a poetic jibe over the allegations of Electronic Voting Machines tampering and its alleged misuse saying that some parties hold the poll body alleging that the EMV has been tampered and the results are being forged but do not remain stiff n their claim if the results are voted in their favour. …

'How many petitions shall we entertain?': Supreme Court dismisses pleas related to EVMs
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'How many petitions shall we entertain?': Supreme Court dismisses pleas related to EVMs

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea alleging irregularities in the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines, saying every method has its plus and minus points. The top court also dismissed another petition which claimed 19 lakh EVMs "missing" from the custody of the Election Commission during 2016-19 may be used to manipulate the results of the upcoming …

ECI failed to provide substantive response to 'genuine concerns' over EVMs: Jairam Ramesh
1 year ago

ECI failed to provide substantive response to 'genuine concerns' over EVMs: Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

The Election Commission has not provided any substantive response to the “genuine concerns” raised by the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance bloc regarding the use of electronic voting machines, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. In his January 7 letter, Mr. Ramesh claimed that the poll panel has been repeatedly directing …

Not Inclined To Direct ECI To Revise Poll Roll: Telangana HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Not Inclined To Direct ECI To Revise Poll Roll: Telangana HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court made it clear on Thursday that the validity of the revised electoral roll cannot be examined by a court in a proceeding under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, was dealing with a petition filed by Mohammed Feroz Khan, Congress leader …

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Congress Leader's Plea Challenging ‘First Level Check’ Of EVMs, VVPATs Carried Out By Election Commission

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition challenging the “First Level Check" of Electronic Voting Machines and Voter Verified Paper Trails conducted by the Election Commission of India in July this yer at eleven district offices in Delhi for their use in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The PIL before Delhi High Court had been moved against the …

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy
1 year, 9 months ago

‘ECI should…’: Opposition raises concern over EVM's efficacy

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have raised concerns over the viability of the electronic voting machines and said that they will urge the Election Commission of India to clarify their suspicion over the use of voting machines in elections. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar with Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh addresses a press conference after the Opposition …

Whole World Is Operating On Electronic Mode, Why Is ECI Still Giving Hardcopies Of Electoral Rolls To Parties? Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Whole World Is Operating On Electronic Mode, Why Is ECI Still Giving Hardcopies Of Electoral Rolls To Parties? Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a petition challenging the free supply of electoral rolls through hard copies, CJI DY Chandrachud enquired why the Election Commission of India gave hardcopies of electoral rolls to political parties instead of giving electronic copies. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. At the outset, CJI DY …

Why EVMs with VVPATs can’t be used in Delhi civic polls, asks HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Why EVMs with VVPATs can’t be used in Delhi civic polls, asks HC

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday asked the State Election Commission why Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail cannot be used for the civic polls in Delhi. Ruling Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Saurabh Bhardwaj has filed a plea seeking directions for the use of VVPAT machines for the polls to rule out chances of tampering. …

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea
2 years, 10 months ago

Assembly Elections| 'Let Counting Go On As Per Established Practice': Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere In VVPAT Plea

Live Law  

Refusing to give urgent listing tomorrow for a plea which sought Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail verification in more polling booths and VVPAT verification before the counting of the votes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon said "let counting go on as per established practice, procedures and law".After the Election Commission of India said that it is following the judgment. …

"Remain Vigilant, No Doubts Should Arise": Allahabad HC Tells ECI On Plea Complaining About 'EVM Tampering' In UP Polls
2 years, 10 months ago

"Remain Vigilant, No Doubts Should Arise": Allahabad HC Tells ECI On Plea Complaining About 'EVM Tampering' In UP Polls

Live Law  

While dealing with a plea that raised complaints regarding EVM Tampering in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Elections, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission Of India to remain vigilant to all such situations and not to allow doubts of any description arise.The Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Narendra Kumar Johari also observed …

MP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Election Commission Of India To 'Rule Out Discrepancies In EVMs'
3 years ago

MP High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Direction To Election Commission Of India To 'Rule Out Discrepancies In EVMs'

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to take effective measures to rule out the discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines so as to conduct free and fair upcoming assembly and general elections.Essentially, the Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the plea. …

Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC
3 years, 5 months ago

Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC

India TV News  

A petition was filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machine and use ballot paper in any forthcoming elections. Electronic Voting Machines have replaced the old ballot paper system in India, although many countries of the world; including England, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the United States have banned the use of EVMs," the …

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