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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all pleas demanding voting using paper ballots, 100 per cent cross-verification of vote count in electronic voting machines (EVMs) with the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) and physical deposit of VVPAT slips.

The Supreme Court judgment in the 'EVM case' upholds the use of EVMs for voting and orders additional safeguards to enhance election integrity. Read more about the verdict and its implications.

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections.

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission regarding a PIL submitted by activist Arun Kumar Agrawal on EVMs, calling for comprehensive VVPAT verification. Agrawal argues for simultaneous verification and increased personnel to speed up the process. Concerns include discrepancies between EVM and VVPAT counts. This issue has been raised previously in court, with varying outcomes. VVPATs provide voters with a paper trail to verify their vote alongside EVMs.

The Supreme Court has heard a plea for a complete count of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail paper slips in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Election Commission of India (EC) has defended its rationale in courts and found support from experts such as the Indian Statistical Institute.

According to a report by Bar and Bench, the petitioner has appealed for every vote from each EVM to be matched against VVPAT slips