Five years after it was filed, SC dismisses plea for increasing voter turnout, mandatory voting
Voting during 8th phase of Parliamentary election...epa04194527 Indian women show their voting slips as they wait to cast their votes at a polling station during the 8th phase of Parliamentary election at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India, 07 May 2014. Parliamentary elections in India are being held in nine phases between 07 April and 12 May 2014. A total of 814.6 million people are eligible to vote, around 100 million more than in the elections in 2009. EPA/SANJAY BAID
The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation praying for directions to increase voter turnout in the country by way of mandatory voting.
