Order Dismissing Plea To Stop Use Of EVMs Challenged In Supreme Court

In his plea filed in the top court on Thursday against the high court order, advocate C R Jaya Sukin has claimed that voting through ballot papers is a more reliable and transparent method for electoral process of any country.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order which dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission to stop the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) and revert to ballot papers in forthcoming polls in the country. A division bench of the high court had on August 3 rejected the petition with a cost of Rs 10,000 saying it contained "baseless allegations". In his plea filed in the top court on Thursday against the high court order, advocate C R Jaya Sukin has claimed that voting through ballot papers is a more reliable and transparent method for electoral process of any country. "Serious doubts about safety, accuracy, reliability, and verification of elections through electronic machines are raised throughout the world," the plea said.