Supreme Court rejects 100 per cent cross verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips
The top court also rejected the prayers of petitioners to return to ballot paper voting system, calling it foible and unsound.
The top court also rejected the prayers of petitioners to return to ballot paper voting system, calling it foible and unsound.
The bench among other issues sought clarity from the poll panel officials whether the micro controller is installed in the controlling unit or the VVPAT and the flash memory of the microcontrollers in EVMs cannot be reprogrammed.
The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khana and Dipankar Datta had last week reserved its verdict on a batch of public interest litigations in the matter.
As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, the issue is listed before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta “for directions” on April 24.
The top court also set aside the Bombay High Court order declining the plea for the medical termination of her pregnancy.
The apex court reserved the order on the conclusions of the arguments by both the sides, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
The Apex Court describes it as a sad spectacle for democracy.
The apex court said there was no rationale to rake up the issue two decades after the settlement was reached.
The Karnataka Lokayukta has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order granting an interim anticipatory bail to Madal Virupakshappa in a bribery case.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, which involves the son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra as an accused, is not "slow paced".