The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition raising grievance about lack of voter secrecy in Indian elections [Agnostos Theos vs Election Commission of India and ors]..The petitioner one Agnostos Theos, who is the Managing Director of Sikh Chamber of Commerce, argued that polling officers can see the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip which is generated after a voter casts his vote.It was also submitted that data is stored in a device where it can be accessed to identify voters.However, a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that no such case was made out, and the top court's recent judgment has addressed most concerns about EVMs and VVPAT. "Where is the question of polling officer being in position to identify voter slips were of whom?" Justice Datta asked. "You have not read our judgment. Polling officer cannot even know who casts vote for whom," Justice Khanna weighed in..The bench then proceeded to dismiss the plea.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition raising grievance about lack of voter secrecy in Indian elections [Agnostos Theos vs Election Commission of India and ors]..The petitioner one Agnostos Theos, who is the Managing Director of Sikh Chamber of Commerce, argued that polling officers can see the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip which is generated after a voter casts his vote.It was also submitted that data is stored in a device where it can be accessed to identify voters.However, a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that no such case was made out, and the top court's recent judgment has addressed most concerns about EVMs and VVPAT. "Where is the question of polling officer being in position to identify voter slips were of whom?" Justice Datta asked. "You have not read our judgment. Polling officer cannot even know who casts vote for whom," Justice Khanna weighed in..The bench then proceeded to dismiss the plea.