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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday said some mechanism needs to be devised, not necessarily punitive, to make voting compulsory so that democracy gets stronger by attracting more eligible people to contest elections and render Nota option redundant. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the Nota option was devised to…
NEW DELHI: Why should people facing trial in petty cases to heinous crimes, like murder or rape, be denied right to vote given the golden legal principle that presumes a person to be “innocent till found guilty by a court of law”.A PIL asked this question in Supreme Court on Friday and said because of…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission Tuesday issued instructions that Aadhaar card be accepted as the 12th document for inclusion in Bihar’s revised electoral roll, in addition to the 11 documents listed in its June 24 special intensive revision (SIR) order. However, the poll panel made it clear that Aadhaar shall be accepted and utilised only as…
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera has been served a notice on Tuesday by the New Delhi electoral registration officer (ERO) for being registered as a voter in two different constituencies in Delhi under two separate EPIC numbers.“It has been brought to my notice that you have got your name registered in the electoral roll…
