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EVM-VVPAT issue

EVM-VVPAT issue: SC rejects petition seeking 100% verification votes

26 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court declined the petitions requesting 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during elections. It also dismissed the plea to revert to paper ballot from EVMs. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, delivering the order, stated that...

“Cannot Control Polls”: Supreme Court on VVPAT Case

24 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court emphasized its role as not being the authority over elections or the Election Commission, stating it cannot dictate the Commission's operations. This statement was made during a hearing on petitions seeking comprehensive verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper slips from the VVPAT...

EVM-VVPAT issue: SC asks ECI to explain Prashant Bhushan’s claim

18 Apr 2024

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 (ADR) told the Supreme Court that at least four electronic voting machines (EVM) erroneously registered votes in favour of BJP during mock polling in...