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On April 26, an apex court bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had rejected the pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with VVPAT, an independent vote verification system which enables electors to see whether their votes have been recorded correctly.Terming the suspicion of manipulation of the EVMs “unfounded”, the bench had rejected the demand for reverting to the old paper ballot system, saying the polling devices were “secure” and eliminate booth capturing and bogus voting.However, the top court had opened a window for the aggrieved unsuccessful candidates securing the second and third places in the poll results and allowed them to seek verification of micro-controller chips embedded in five per cent EVMs per assembly constituency on a written request upon payment of a fee to the poll panel.It had directed that from May 1, the symbol loading units should be sealed and secured in a container and stored in a strongroom along with the EVMs for a minimum period of 45 days post-declaration of results.
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SC dismisses plea on tallying of VVPAT slips with vote cast using EVMs
