The Supreme Court of India on Friday dismissed multiple petitions calling for a thorough cross-verification of votes recorded by Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) against the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. A bench consisting of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta Continue Reading
In a recent hearing, the Supreme Court stated that it does not possess the authority to control the Election Commission, responding to petitions demanding an extensive cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs). Advocates for the petitioner, including Prashant Bhushan representing the Association Continue Reading
The Election Commission of India has dismissed the allegations of the mishandling of Electronic Voting Machines in Uttar Pradesh as frivolous. The EC said that the Electronic Voting Machines were protected under proper security and protocol. The EC was responding to the rumours emerged in several rural regions in UP like Ghazipur, Jhansi, Domariaganj and […]Continue Reading