Supreme Court refuses to interfere in the petition to publish the record of votes cast at the booths, adjourns the petitions:
The appeal, filed by Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause, an NGO, has sought direction to the Election Commission to upload scanned copies of Form 17-C, which records the number of votes polled at a booth. Is.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to consider an NGO’s plea seeking direction to the Election Commission to publish Form 17-C, or data on the number of votes polled at a booth, Saying that it would be difficult for the Election Commission to mobilize manpower. In the midst of elections.
A vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma said it could not issue any such direction “at this stage” and listed the matter before the appropriate bench after vacation.
The court on 17 May initially expressed reluctance to intervene in the case, but agreed to list the petition to hear the European Commission’s response.
The appeal, filed by Association for Democratic Reforms and Common Cause, an NGO, has sought direction to the Election Commission to upload scanned copies of Form 17-C, which records the number of votes polled at a booth. Is.
