Placeholder canvas

SC rejects opposition review plea on 50% VVPAT verification

Date:

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a review plea filed by 21 opposition parties seeking an increase in VVPAT verification from five to at least 50 percent of EVMs during counting of votes in the general elections 2019.

The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the Supreme Court is not inclined to interfere. “We are not inclined to modify our order. [For] how many days will we hear the same matter,” said the top court.

Senior advocate and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who appeared for the opposition parties, said, “Unfortunately our plea has not been accepted today. We have pointed out lacunae in EC approach. But there aren’t guidelines on what they will do if they find defects.”

ALSO READ: SC tells poll panel to produce orders clearing PM Modi speeches after Congress alleges bias

Opposition parties, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, were demanding 50 percent verification of the VVPAT slips.

Earlier, on 8 April, the apex court had directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs in five polling booths per Assembly segment from one booth.

Click here for Latest News updates and viral videos on our AI-powered smart news

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

More like this
Related

Gangster-Turned-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

Banda: Gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away at...

IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals Defeat Delhi Capitals By 12 Runs

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals clinched a 12-run win over Delhi...

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Fraud

New Delhi: Sam Bankman-Fried, the renowned founder of cryptocurrency...