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3 weeks, 5 days ago

After Maharashtra poll debacle, defeated MVA candidates to seek verification of EVM-VVPAT units

MUMBAI: The Maha Vikas Aghadi candidates who faced defeat in the recent Maharashtra assembly polls have decided to seek verification of the EVM-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails units in their segments, a leader of the opposition alliance said. Many losing candidates of the opposition Shiv Sena pointed fingers at the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines during their interaction with …

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4 months, 3 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 …

Supreme Court Court Verification Review Votes Petition Vvpat

7 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

Live Law

Here's a comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court of India proceedings during April 2024. Supreme Court Stays MP Administration's Decision To Deny Permission For Christian Prayer Meet Case Title: SURESH CARLETONS vs. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH., Diary No.- 16136 - 2024 Coram: Justices B.R. Karnataka's Plea For Drought Relief: Supreme Court Asks Union To Submit Inter-Ministerial Central Team's Report Case …

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7 months, 3 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 …

Congress Vvpat Evm

7 months, 3 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 …

India Today Indi Vvpat Malign Evm

7 months, 3 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 …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot

The Hindu

April 26, 2024 11:02 am | Updated 06:21 pm IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine system of polling and refused a plea to revive paper ballots, saying “blind distrust” of an institution or a system breeds unwarranted skepticism and impedes progress. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, in …

Court Election Paper Vvpat Evms Slips Datta

7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC says ECI has cleared doubts on EVMs, says source code can't be disclosed

Op India

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court while highlighting the autonomy of the Election Commission of India observed that they don’t control the elections and the poll body has cleared doubts regarding EVMs. After a senior ECI official answered all the queries of the top court, the two-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dattahad reserved its verdict on a batch …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC poses five questions to EC on EVM-VVPAT case, calls poll panel official to give clarification

Firstpost

“We went through the FAQs. We don’t want to be factually wrong but doubly sure in our findings and hence we thought of seeking the clarification,” the bench told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati who was appearing for the EC A polling official demonstrates how to use electronic voting machines during a training session for government employees ahead of general …

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8 months 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 …

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8 months 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 …

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8 months 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 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas for VVPAT cross-verification today

India TV News

The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for April 16 to consider a series of petitions requesting cross-verification of votes cast with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta deferred petitions related to Electronic Voting Machines to next Tuesday, amid preparations for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls commencing on April 19. The …

Vote Voter Vvpat

8 months, 1 week ago

Pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips: SC asks ECI to explain process

New Indian Express

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to explain to it the entire process of voting and counting through EVMs, after hearing a batch of pleas seeking 100% cross verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips. A two-judge bench of the top court, led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and also comprising Justice Dipankar Datta, asked the …

Eci Bhushan Vvpat

8 months, 1 week ago

‘Don’t try to bring down system like this’: SC on 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes

India TV News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the criticism of Electronic Voting Machines and the calls for reverting to ballot papers, stating that the electoral process in India is a "humongous task," and efforts should not be made to "bring down the system." The top court was hearing a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of the votes cast …

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8 months, 1 week ago

How SC pushed the VVPAT transparency envelope so far

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: When the Supreme Court recently sought responses from the Election Commission of India and the Centre on a plea seeking full count of VVPAT slips in polls, several political parties saw in it an important first step to make the election process free and fair. At present, VVPAT paper slips of only five randomly-selected EVMs in each assembly …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)

Live Law

With another week gone at the Supreme Court of India, Live Law is back with its Supreme Court Weekly Digest, dedicated to keeping our readers abreast of the most recent legal developments in the country's apex court. Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Judgment Striking Down UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act, Prima Facie Says HC Misconstrued Act Case Title : …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on April 3 has agreed to list a series of petitions seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to mandatorily cross-verify the count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes verifiably recorded as cast by counting all Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail slips ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The petitions have sought a complete count of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice of verification of only five randomly-selected EVMs through VVPAT paper slips. The top court, on April 8, 2019, had ordered the poll …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Important first step': Congress after SC seeks EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hailed as an "important first step" the Supreme Court's notice to the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips and said the matter should be decided before the Lok Sabha polls commence. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The Supreme Court …

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1 year, 3 months ago

EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered with, ECI tells SC

The Hindu

The Election Commission of India has assured the Supreme Court that Electronic Voting Machines can neither be hacked nor tampered with. In an affidavit spanning over 450 pages, the EC said EVMs are “totally stand-alone machines having one-time programmable chips”. “The existing VVPAT enables electors to check whether their votes have gone to the candidate of their choice… Further there …

Vvpat Slips

1 year, 5 months ago

SC to consider plea seeking cross verification of EVM vote count with VVPAT

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Monday asked petitioner NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, to serve the Election Commission of India with a copy of their petition seeking a direction to cross-verify the vote count in Electronic Voting Machines with votes separately “recorded as cast” in the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. The present petition said the apex court had directed in …

Eci Voter Petition Vvpat Evm Vote

3 years, 10 months ago

How Constitutional Is Maharashtra’s Ballot Paper Proposal?

The Quint

It is the 2013 Supreme Court judgment that defines the larger constitutional purpose which an EVM election law ought to attain. The judgment, which introduces the VVPAT system, states that “.The paper trail is an indispensable requirement of free and fair elections. With intent to have the fullest transparency in the system and to restore the confidence of the voters, …

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After Maharashtra poll debacle, defeated MVA candidates to seek verification of EVM-VVPAT units

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

Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: April 2024

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

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

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

SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot

SC says ECI has cleared doubts on EVMs, says source code can't be disclosed

SC poses five questions to EC on EVM-VVPAT case, calls poll panel official to give clarification

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

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

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

SC to hear pleas for VVPAT cross-verification today

Pleas seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips: SC asks ECI to explain process

‘Don’t try to bring down system like this’: SC on 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes

How SC pushed the VVPAT transparency envelope so far

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up (1st April-06 April, 2024)

SC assures to list pleas to cross-verify EVM-VVPAT vote count before Lok Sabha polls

SC seeks responses from EC, Centre on plea for complete count of VVPAT slips

'Important first step': Congress after SC seeks EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips

EVMs can neither be hacked nor tampered with, ECI tells SC

SC to consider plea seeking cross verification of EVM vote count with VVPAT

How Constitutional Is Maharashtra’s Ballot Paper Proposal?