Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court
11 months ago

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others.Responding to the petition filed by ADR, the Election Commission of India had cited practical difficulties in verifying all VVPATs. The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others. Earlier, a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, while hearing ADR's petition, had expressed reservations about the demand for 100% VVPAT verification, saying that it would add to the ECI's burden without much significant advantage.

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EVM row: SC moves plea by former MLA Karan Singh Dalal to check EVMs to another Bench
2 months, 3 weeks ago

EVM row: SC moves plea by former MLA Karan Singh Dalal to check EVMs to another Bench

The Hindu  

A petition filed by five-time former MLA Karan Singh Dalal, who contested Haryana Legislative Assembly Election in 2024, seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to lay down a policy or memorandum for checking and verifying the original burnt memory or microcontroller of Electronic Voting Machines was shuttled to another Bench, the third in a row, in the Supreme …

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns
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3 months ago

Maharashtra polls: 1,440 VVPATs verified, results matched, says EC amid INDIA bloc's EVM concerns

India TV News  

Amid INDIA bloc's concerns over EVM tampering in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Maharashtra's Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kiran Kulkarni said in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails were verified during the last month's state assembly polls with their results matching perfectly with Electronic Voting Machine counts. 659 cases of Model Code violation reported Speaking to PTI, Kulkarni …

No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations
Top News
3 months ago

No EVM-VVPAT mismatch found, says Maharashtra’s Chief Election Officer amid Opposition’s allegations

Live Mint  

Amid opposition battling for 100 per cent counting of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips and allegations about a vote mismatch in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly election, state Chief Election Officer on Tuesday said that there was no mis-match found in any of the VVPAT slips matching with their concerned EVM numbers. “In all 288 assembly constituencies, a total …

'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll
3 months ago

'No Mismatch Between VVPAT Slips And EVM': Poll Body Clarifies Amid Oppn's Claim During Maharashtra Poll

ABP News  

"During the Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 as per Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India guidelines, 5 VVPAT slips at each assembly segment were to be counted, to match it with the numbers in EVM. In all 288 assembly segments, a total number of 1445 VVPAT slips were counted on the same day of counting, which was 23rd …

SC rejects plea seeking review of VVPAT-EVM verification verdict: Here's what top court said
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SC rejects plea seeking review of VVPAT-EVM verification verdict: Here's what top court said

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a review petition seeking a reconsideration of its earlier judgement that rejected the demand for 100 per cent verification of Electronic Voting Machine votes with their corresponding Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, ruled that there was no substantial ground to review the court's April …

ECI receives 11 requests for EVM and VVPAT memory verification post results
8 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 …

Plea seeking directions to EC to release total voter turnout data: SC prefers 'hands-off approach'
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea seeking directions to EC to release total voter turnout data: SC prefers 'hands-off approach'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned an application seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to publish the booth-wise absolute numbers of voter turnout and upload the form 17C records of votes polled on its website. While declining to pass any order on the plea of ADR and Mahua Moitra, a Vacation Bench of the top court, …

Voter Turnout: SC Seeks EC Reply in a Week
9 months, 3 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 …

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data
10 months ago

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data

Live Law  

In the latest development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment in the EVM-VVPAT case, vide which prayer for 100% cross-verification of EVM data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail records was denied.It may be recalled that a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had delivered two separate, concurring judgements in …

‘Res Judicata’: Why EVM scepticism should rest in peace now
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT case: What are the key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s verdict?

The Hindu  

While refusing a revival of paper ballots, the Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine polling system and underscored the need to “exercise care and caution” when raising questions about the integrity of the electoral process. In its 2013 ruling in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India, the Court held that “a paper …

Watch | Decoding the EVM debate
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | Decoding the EVM debate

The Hindu  

In this video, The Hindu’s Krishnadas Rajagopal, Sreeparna Chakrabarty, and Aroon Deep discuss the Supreme Court’s recent judgement and the technical nuances surrounding the VVPAT system. The Supreme Court, on April 26, upheld the electronic voting machine system of polling and dismissed a plea to revive paper ballots, stating that “blind distrust” of an institution or system fosters unwarranted skepticism …

EVM case | Justice Datta sees bid to undermine achievements of the nation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM case | Justice Datta sees bid to undermine achievements of the nation

The Hindu  

Supreme Court judge, Justice Dipankar Datta, in his separate opinion upholding the Electronic Voting Machine system, said constitutional courts should “nip in the bud” a “fast-developing” trend among “certain vested groups” to undermine the achievements of the nation earned through the hard work and dedication of its sincere workforce. It is only improvements in the EVMs or even a better …

EVM VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Electronic Voting Machines, Rejects Demand for 100% cross verification of votes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Electronic Voting Machines, Rejects Demand for 100% cross verification of votes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India’s rejection of the demand for 100% verification of the paper trail left by the votes cast through electronic voting machines comes as no surprise, as there is no hard evidence that the current verification system suffers from any irremediable lacuna. This is not the first time that the Court has declined to interfere with the …

Supreme Court affirms sanctity of EVMs, paper trail system
10 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 …

INDI Alliance leaders committed sin of creating doubt on EVMs: PM Modi
10 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 …

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP welcomes SC verdict on pleas seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court judgment where the apex court affirmed the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines and their integration with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails while rejecting petitions that demanded 100% cross-verification of votes cast on EVMs with the VVPATs or going back to the ballot paper system. Union minister of state for law & justice …

Campaign for more use of VVPATs to continue, says Congress
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Campaign for more use of VVPATs to continue, says Congress

The Hindu  

Opposition parties, including the Congress, on Friday said that they will continue with their political campaign on greater use of voter verifiable paper audit trail to increase public trust in the electoral process. The Supreme Court has rejected petitions that sought complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with VVPAT, saying “blindly distrusting” any aspect of the system …

PM Narendra Modi reacts to SC's VVPAT verdict, claims Congress has Muslim quota plan in Bihar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Narendra Modi reacts to SC's VVPAT verdict, claims Congress has Muslim quota plan in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to the Supreme Court's verdict in the EVM-VVPAT case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the RJD and Congress never cared about the Constitution of India. Addressing a rally in Bihar's Araria, PM Modi claimed "booth capturing was very common" during the former's rule. The Supreme Court today rejected several petitions seeking cross-verification of votes cast using electronic …

'Good Day': PM Modi Says SC Order A 'Tight Slap' On Those Trying To Malign EVMs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Good Day': PM Modi Says SC Order A 'Tight Slap' On Those Trying To Malign EVMs

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling in the EVMs-VVPAT case and said the order is a “tight slap” on those people who continuously tried to “malign EVM”. PM Modi further highlighted how every leader of the INDI alliance “committed the sin of creating doubts in the minds of the public regarding EVM” but the Supreme …

EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM VVPAT case: What are Supreme Court's two directives? | Verdict highlights

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26, rejected pleas seeking 100% cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail and said “blindly distrusting” any aspect of the system can breed unwarranted scepticism. EVM VVPAT case: Supreme Court issues two directives Justice Khanna directed the Election Commission of India to seal and store units used to …

EVM wins again: SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% cross verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to allow paper ballots
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM wins again: SC rejects all petitions seeking 100% cross verification by VVPAT slips, refuses to allow paper ballots

Op India  

On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed all petitions demanding a 100% verification of all votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, or VVPATs, and going back to paper ballots. Justice Khanna delivered the verdict, stating that the court had thoroughly studied the procedures and technical factors and hence dismissed the request for 100% verification of …

SC rejects pleas for 100% EVM-VVPAT cross-verification, ballot paper voting
10 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
10 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 rejects pleas seeking 100% cross verification
10 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
10 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 …

Elections 2024 April 26 highlights: Over 63% turnout, LS polls phase-2 has been ‘too good’ for NDA: PM Modi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections 2024 April 26 highlights: Over 63% turnout, LS polls phase-2 has been ‘too good’ for NDA: PM Modi

The Hindu  

This live is now closed. The Supreme Court on April 26 rejected a batch of petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of vote count in electronic voting machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail paper slips. However, it rejected pleas advanced by the petitioners to give voters access to VVPAT paper slips to put physically into the ballot boxes. However, not all …

Supreme Court verdict on April 26 on whether EVM system is transparent enough for fair elections
10 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 …

Cross-verification of Votes: SC Reserves Verdict After Noting EC's Answers to Queries
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cross-verification of Votes: SC Reserves Verdict After Noting EC's Answers to Queries

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail after taking note of answers to queries it had raised before the Election Commission.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta sought answers from an official of the poll panel …

EVM-VVPAT verification case LIVE: Source code for EVMs should never be disclosed: Justice Khanna
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT verification case LIVE: Source code for EVMs should never be disclosed: Justice Khanna

The Hindu  

April 24, 2024 09:54 am | Updated 04:35 pm IST The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking 100% cross-verification of vote count in Electronic Voting machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail paper slips. In response, the ECI clarified that the microcontrollers cannot be accessed physically and “have a one-time program burnt into …

EVM-VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court to pronounce directions on pleas for cross-verification of votes at 2 pm
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EVM-VVPAT verification case: Supreme Court to pronounce directions on pleas for cross-verification of votes at 2 pm

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on April 24 directed a senior official of the Election Commission of India to be present in court at 2 pm to explain some of its queries regarding EVMs and VVPATs, Live Law reported. The apex court is now likely to pronounce directions on a clutch of petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Supreme Court Seeks Clarifications From ECI | LIVE UPDATES
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 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
10 months, 2 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 …

Petitions Seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification Listed Tomorrow In Supreme Court For Directions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Petitions Seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification Listed Tomorrow In Supreme Court For Directions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court is expected to pass directions tomorrow on petitions seeking 100% verification of the votes recorded in the Electronic Voting Machines with the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips.As per the causelist, the petitions are listed tomorrow in the Supreme Court "For Directions." The Supreme Court is expected to pass directions tomorrow on petitions seeking 100% verification of …

Supreme Court Likely To Pass Direction On Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally Tomorrow
10 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 …

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the EVM-VVPAT verification issue before the Supreme Court? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court on April 18 reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines during the elections. To determine the percentage of VVPAT machines’ slips that need to be counted to verify the accuracy of a poll, the ECI in …

Supreme Court hearing on EVM-VVPAT: Impossible to tamper with EVMs at any stage, ECI tells SC
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court hearing on EVM-VVPAT: Impossible to tamper with EVMs at any stage, ECI tells SC

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India assured that it is impossible to tamper with electronic voting machines “at any stage” even as the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on Thursday on pleas that 97 crore registered voters in the country have a right to a more transparent electoral system, with or without EVMs. ‘Cumbersome process’ The EC said it would take …

‘There has to be sanctity’: Supreme Court on VVPAT verification
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘There has to be sanctity’: Supreme Court on VVPAT verification

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that there is an electoral process and it should have sanctity. The top court made the observations while hearing a plea on petitions seeking 100% EVM-VVPAT verification, legal website Live Law reported. The Supreme Court pointed to the issues related to going back to using paper ballots for the elections During the hearing, advocate …

SC directs ECI to look into ‘extra vote to BJP’ allegation in Kerala mock poll; ‘alarming,’ says Supriya Sule
10 months, 3 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 Gave Extra Votes To BJP In Kerala: Prashant Bhushan Tells SC, Court Asks ECI To Explain
10 months, 3 weeks ago

EVMs Gave Extra Votes To BJP In Kerala: Prashant Bhushan Tells SC, Court Asks ECI To Explain

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing the plea seeking 100% cross verification of VVPATs with EVMs. Advocate Prashant Bhushan Appearing for Association for Democratic Reforms told the Supreme Court that at least four electronic voting machines erroneously registered votes in favour of BJP during mock polling in Kasaragod on Wednesday, April 17. According to the news report cited in …

Pleas seeking EVMs to be cross verified with VVPATs: Supreme Court reserves verdict
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pleas seeking EVMs to be cross verified with VVPATs: Supreme Court reserves verdict

New Indian Express  

A day ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking direction to the Election Commission of India and the Centre to ensure that voters are able to verify through VVPATs that their vote has been been "counted as recorded". You can't be critical of …

VVPAT cross-verification: SC asks Election Commission to investigate Prashant Bhushan's allegations
10 months, 3 weeks ago

VVPAT cross-verification: SC asks Election Commission to investigate Prashant Bhushan's allegations

India TV News  

In response to advocate Prashant Bhushan’s allegation during a mock poll in Kasaragod, Kerala, the Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India to probe the claim that four Electronic Voting Machines recorded one extra vote for the BJP. The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and provide detailed …

Supreme Court asks poll body to verify 'extra votes' to BJP in Kerala mock polls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court asks poll body to verify 'extra votes' to BJP in Kerala mock polls

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to look into allegations that extra votes were recorded in favour of the BJP in EVMs during a mock poll in Kerala. The matter was brought to the Supreme Court's attention after advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, cited a media report on the complaints …

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Human Intervention Creates Problems, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
11 months ago

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Human Intervention Creates Problems, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard petitions seeking complete verification of Electronic Voting Machine against Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail records.After hearing the matter for over two hours, the bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter on April 18 for further hearing. EVMs can be manipulated, say petitioners At the outset of the hearing, the bench told …

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

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court
11 months ago

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others.Responding to the petition filed by ADR, the Election Commission of India had cited practical difficulties in verifying all VVPATs. The Supreme Court will …

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court
11 months ago

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others.Responding to the petition filed by ADR, the Election Commission of India had cited practical difficulties in verifying all VVPATs. The Supreme Court will …

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court
11 months ago

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others.Responding to the petition filed by ADR, the Election Commission of India had cited practical difficulties in verifying all VVPATs. The Supreme Court will …

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