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Plea
questioning reliability of voting machines dismissed
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 04:35:12 PM,
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Gandhinagar:
The Gujarat High Court Tuesday dismissed a public interest
litigation (PIL) challenging the reliability of electronic voting
machines (EVMs).
A bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Anant Dave
dismissed the petition as it was not filed as per the new rules
for filing PILs.
Petitioner Girish Das, an advocate, told the court that the
petition should not be dismissed on technical grounds as it was in
public interest.
However, dismissing the petition, the chief justice said citizens
cannot abuse the process of law.
Das sought the court's directions to the Election Commission to
equip the EVMs with a camera and a clock so as to ascertain and
establish as to who voted at what time.
Das also sought video recording of all polling booths to preserve
it for ensuring transparent and clean elections.
He said in the petition that it would also help as evidence in a
court of law if the allegations of irregularities in voting.
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