May 17th 2024.
The Supreme Court of India has recently requested a timely response from the Election Commission regarding an important matter. An NGO, known as the Association for Democratic Reforms, has filed a plea asking for the polling station-wise voter turnout data to be uploaded on the Commission's website within 48 hours of the conclusion of each phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The bench, consisting of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, displayed a sense of urgency by assembling at 6:30 pm to address this issue.
The Chief Justice acknowledged the gravity of the situation and suggested giving the Election Commission a reasonable amount of time to respond to the plea. It was then decided that the matter would be heard by an appropriate bench during the summer vacation on May 24, just a day before the sixth phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls. Earlier in the day, advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing the NGO, had brought the matter to the court's attention and requested for an urgent listing of the petition.
In a previous PIL filed by the NGO, they had requested for "scanned legible copies of Form 17C Part-I" of all polling stations to be uploaded immediately after the polls. This interim application was filed just last week and adds to the current plea seeking directions for the same from the poll panel. The matter is of utmost importance and the NGO believes that timely access to this data is crucial for ensuring free and fair elections. The Supreme Court has taken note of this and is actively seeking a resolution.
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