SC Dismisses PIL Concerning Voter Secrecy Violation

The Supreme Court has recently dismissed a PIL, alleging a violation of voter secrecy in the current ongoing election on Friday.

On the grounds, that there is no merit in this plea.

While dismissing the plea, the bench comprising of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, told the petitioner’s lawyer, that they should read the court’s April 26th, which earlier rejected alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines.

However, the petitioner’s ( Agnostos Theos) declared, officers can literally look at VVPAT slips and data kept in polling device.

In response, the bench said, if he had studied the April 26th Judgement, then this submission wouldn’t have been made.

“There is no way a presiding officer can know which voter cast his vote for which party. Go through the verdict. We find no merit in the petition. Dismissed, said the apex court.

Earlier on April 26th, the apex court rejected demand of going back to old ballot system, saying that, the EVMs can be easily manipulated.

However, the court found these suspicions without any merit. Thus, rejecting the demand, saying that EVMs are secure. They have removed electoral menance like booth capturing and bogus voting.

But the top court had also directed opening window for dissatisfied candidates, who have secured second and third places, to seek verification of microcontroller chips, present in five per cent EVMs per assembly constituency.

That too, after making a written request and fee payment to the poll panel.

Moreover, it also directed, that from May 1st, the symbol loading units should be sealed and secured in a container.

Later, it should be stored in a room along with EVMs for at least 45 days after results declaration.