“Two directions passed by the the Supreme Court have reduced the scope of doubts in the voting system to zero and as such would further strengthen the country’s electoral system.”
Finally the Supreme Court has not found any merit in the pleas seeking 100 % verification of votes case through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Now when the top court of the country has said that unwanted mistrust was created by the petitioners in the electoral system of the country there is no point for either the political parties or the people in any part of the country to doubt either the polling or the counting practices followed by the Election Commission Of India (ECI). By opening windows for No:1 and No2 defeated candidates the Supreme Court has put to rest all doubts about the polling and counting practices pursued in the election process by the Election Commission Of India. In fact the Supreme Court judgment shows respect for the transparency of the country’s electoral system. Significantly the two directions passed by the the Supreme Court have reduced the scope of doubts in the voting system to zero and as such would further strengthen the country’s electoral system. Notably the Supreme Court in its one direction made it mandatory for the Election Commission to keep in strong room the Symbol Uploading Units (SULs) for 45 days after the declaration of results and in its another direction the court opened a window for the No: 1 and No:2 defeated candidates to request verification of micro controllers placed in the EVMS within 7 days after the declaration of the results. The two directions passed by the Supreme leave no scope for the political parties to raised apprehensions and doubts.
“With the directions of the Supreme Court coming into force from 1st May this year the time when still 5 phases of polling are left for the completion of this year’s Lok Sabha election the transparency of the ongoing general elections can’t be called into question by any political party. Keeping in view the fact that even the VVPAT system itself was also introduced through a direction from the top court of the country way back in the year 2012 the Supreme deserves all the compliments for the two directions it has passed in pleas concerning 100% verification of votes. “
So any objection raised from any quarters on this count won’t have any legal or constitutional standing hereafter. With Supreme Court making it clear in its judgment that the directions to verify the micro controllers placed in the EVMs have been passed by it not only to clear the doubts raised by the petitioners and political parties but to strengthen the electoral system of the country. With the directions of the Supreme Court coming into force from 1st May this year the time when still 5 phases of polling are left for the completion of this year’s Lok Sabha election the transparency of the ongoing general elections can’t be called into question by any political party. Keeping in view the fact that even the VVPAT system itself was also introduced through a direction from the top court of the country way back in the year 2012 the Supreme deserves all the compliments for the two directions it has passed in pleas concerning 100% verification of votes.
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