Bharat Express

VVPAT

The court also criticized Mr. Reddy for remaining hidden until the interim protection order and slammed the police for their response to the incident.

PM Modi's assertions signal a heightened political discourse surrounding the integrity of India's electoral process and the divergent ideologies driving various political factions.

The court said that it is not the controlling authority for elections and a constitutional authority cannot direct the functioning of the Election Commission.

VVPAT is an independent vote verification system enabling electors to verify whether their votes have been correctly recorded. The plea also requested voters be allowed to view the VVPAT slips produced by EVMs after each vote.

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is scheduled to deliver the directives on the petitions, the ruling for which was reserved by the apex court on April 18.

Supreme Court reviewed a series of petitions advocating for the cross-verification of votes using VVPAT systems during a recent session.