The Delhi High Court Today (May 1st) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition requesting the Election Commission of India (ECI) to establish a system ensuring that detained political figures and candidates could campaign in elections through video conferencing.
The Delhi High Court Today (April 29th) rejected a plea seeking a 6-year ban on Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi from contesting elections for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by seeking votes in the name of religion for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The Supreme Court Today (April 29th) declined to entertain a plea seeking the postponement of the Chartered Accountant exams (CA exam) held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
A writ petition ought not to be entertained if the plea is based on the mere suspicion that a right could be infringed, Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta said Yesterday (April 26th). He was part of the apex court bench which rejected pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a VVPAT.
Justice Dipankar Datta Today (April 26th) emphasized democracy’s essence as building harmony and trust through open dialogue, transparency, and active participation. He supported the existing electoral system, advocating for a balanced perspective and evidence-based approaches to improvements. The Supreme Court’s verdict included directions for the Election Commission regarding EVM verification and sealing symbol loading units.
Supreme Court judge Dipankar Datta Today (April 26th) said there seems to be a concerted effort to discredit, diminish and weaken India’s progress on every possible frontier and any such attempt has to be “nipped in the bud”, while rejecting pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with a Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
The Supreme Court Today (April 26th), issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (EC) on a plea seeking directions to nullify the election results of a particular constituency and hold fresh polls if maximum votes are polled in favour of None Of The Above (NOTA) option.
The Delhi High Court Today (April 26th) adjourned the hearing in a petition seeking a six-year ban on Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi from contesting elections, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by seeking votes in the name of religion for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The Supreme Court Today (April 26th) dismissed all petitions seeking the complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails, or VVPATs and also rejected a return to the ballot paper system for elections.
The Kerala HC Today (April 24th) closed two petitions which claimed that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] was engaging in voter fraud in Vadakara and Attingal constituencies in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
