The Supreme Court refused to change its earlier order that had stopped the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi elections following allegations of tampering. It directed Delhi High Court to hear the pleas on May 25.
The Supreme Court declined to amend its earlier directive that had stayed the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections amid allegations of tampering.
The court also directed the Delhi High Court to hear the pleas on May 25.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, was moved by senior advocate Vikas Singh, who urged that the Supreme Court’s May 18 order be modified.
Adding that the votes were scattered, which he said raised concerns about possible tampering of ballots.
Singh submitted,
“The counting is underway. Let it be completed. It will not be released subject to the orders of the high court,”
While referring to allegations that tampered ballot papers were being counted, the CJI responded,
“We will not modify our order… there are serious issues (with regard to BCD elections),”
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After taking on record the miscellaneous application, the bench, noting the urgency of the matter, the bench ordered,
“On mentioning the MA (miscellaneous application) taken on board, since the matter is urgent, we request the Delhi High Court Chief Justice to list the matter immediately on Monday before a Division Bench. Parties shall be at liberty to present all arguments,”
Earlier, On May 18, the court had stayed the vote-counting process for the BCD elections.