Supreme Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking handcuffs on EVMs for candidates with criminal background
New Delhi: The Supreme Court docket (SC) on Friday refused to entertain a public curiosity litigation (PIL) in search of imposition of handcuff marks on digital voting machines (EVMs) to assist voters determine candidates with prison background. A requirement was made to direct the Election Fee of India to impose.
“We cannot ask them (Election Commission of India) to put the handcuff symbol,” a bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud instructed the PIL plaintiff, who appeared in particular person.
“You can withdraw it and pursue whatever remedies you have,” the bench mentioned.
The highest court docket dismissed the petition as withdrawn, giving liberty to the petitioner to hunt “administrative remedies” acceptable in regulation.
In its order, the Supreme Court docket recorded that the prayers raised within the petition raised a “policy issue” and, due to this fact, it might not be inclined to entertain the PIL.
The petition, filed by a Nagpur lawyer, mentioned that putting the 'handcuff' image would assist the voter to accurately determine candidates with prison background on the time of voting as such data is a part of the voter's proper to data as supplied underneath Article Assured. 19(1)(a) of the Structure of India.
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