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The poll panel told the court that EVMs are not re-programmable

In pleas seeking 100% cross-checking of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) data against voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) records, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 24) posed certain queries...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking 100 percent EVM-VVPAT verification

The apex court asked the poll panel to clear the confusion regarding the FAQs

The Supreme Court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking 100 per cent cross-verification of vote count in EVMs with VVPAT paper slips.

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (April 24) said it is not the controlling authority of the apex election body. The top court added that it cannot dictate the functioning of Election Commission, which is a constitutional authority.  Supreme Court made these remarks during the hearing on a bunch of petitions seeking thorough cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper slips generated through the VVPAT [Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail] system. 

On April 18, the top court reserved its verdict on the batch of pleas

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