New Delhi. The Supreme Court, while hearing a petition, has directed the Election Commission not to delete the data of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at present. This petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for verification of EVMs by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The apex court has sought a response from the Election Commission in this case and has also refused to repay EVM data. A bench of Supreme Court Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta is hearing this petition.
The Supreme Court bench said that we want that if someone has any doubt about EVM, then it should be removed. However, the court also said that we are not keen to consider the petition of Karan Singh Dalal and MA 40/2025 and we do not even want a detailed process. The petitioner has demanded that the EVM memory and microcontolor of the election be verified by professional engineer to clear whether EVMs were tampered with or not. The Supreme Court sought an answer from the Election Commission on this and gave 15 days time for it.
The apex court, after hearing the arguments of both sides, said, many times perceptions vary. Let us tell you that the opposition parties Congress and other parties involved in the India alliance have been questioned regarding EVMs. However, the situation has been cleared by the government many times regarding EVMs that it is not possible to tamper with EVMs, despite the Congress leaders start blaming EVMs when the Congress is defeated in any election. However, in the election where the Congress wins, no question is raised about EVMs.
