A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta also rejected the prayer for going back to paper ballot instead of EVMs.
“We have rejected the prayer for paper ballot voting, complete EVM-VVPAT verification and physical deposit of VVPAT slips,” the Court said while pronouncing the order.
“While balanced perspective is important but blindly doubting a system can breed skepticism and thus meaningful criticism is needed. Be it judiciary, legislature etc. democracy is all about maintaining harmony and trust among all the pillars. By nurturing a culture of trust and collaboration, we can strengthen the voice of our democracy,” the Court said.
However, the Court passed the following directions to be followed by the Election Commission of India (ECI):
– Sealed symbol loading units to be stored in EVM strong rooms;
– Burnt memory in microcontroller unit to be checked by team of engineers.
Source: Barandbench
