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India's top court declines to order any change to vote-counting process.
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SC rejects pleas for 100% verification of VVPAT slips
Rejecting the pleas for paper ballot voting, complete EVM-VVPAT verification, and physical deposit of VVPAT slips, the court observed, “Blindly distrusting a system can lead to unwarranted suspicions.”
Source: thenewsminute.com
No change in Lok Sabha voting process, candidates can seek verification of 5% EVMs after polls
With the Supreme Court rejecting a plea for 100% verification of VVPAT slips with EVM count, voting for the Lok Sabha elections will continue to take place using EVMs, with 100% of the machines attached to a VVPAT unit.
Source: indianexpress.com
Can't allow ongoing poll process to be called into question on mere speculation: Justice Datta
Writing his views in a separate verdict while concurring with the opinion of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was heading the bench, Justice Datta said the EVMs have stood the test of time and the increased voting percentage was sufficient reason to hold that the voters have reposed faith in the current system.
Source: indiatimes.com
Supreme Court VVPAT judgment: What has changed — and not changed?
While the apex court’s judgment does not change anything for voters, candidates will be allowed to seek verification of 5% EVMs post polls
Source: indianexpress.com