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Achi news desk-
New Delhi (May 24): The Supreme Court today heard a petition demanding that the poll data be made public within 48 hours of the poll. At present the Supreme Court has refused to interfere with this petition. The Supreme Court said that we are not ready to grant interim relief at this time. The Supreme Court has kept the petition pending and has said that the appropriate bench will hear it after the elections. Justice Dutta said we cannot interfere with the elections. He also said that we are also responsible citizens and that we should adopt an approach of moderation.
A bench of Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard the petition filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Mahua Moitra. During the last hearing, the Supreme Court had directed the Electoral Commission to respond. In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the Electoral Commission has opposed the demand to make the voting percentage public within 48 hours. The Electoral Commission opposed the petitioner’s request to make Form 17C public.
According to the Electoral Commission, Form 17C should only be issued to polling agents. The rules do not allow Form 17C to be issued to any person or organisation. According to the rules, it is not appropriate to publicly disclose Form 17C. The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that uploading Form 17C (voting record) on the website could lead to irregularities. It has been said that there is a possibility of illegality being committed and there is a possibility of creating mistrust among the public.
The Supreme Court raised questions on the petitioner
What is the relationship between the 2019 and 2024 petitions, the Supreme Court asked. Why didn’t you submit a separate application? Why did you ask for interim relief? We have many questions for you. What have you been up to since 2019? Obviously we will be talking about covid for two years. Why didn’t you raise this issue in March? he asked that.
A false accusation based on concern: The Electoral Commission
During today’s hearing, the Electoral Commission said that false allegations are made only out of concern, but the Supreme Court has clarified all aspects of its recent ruling.
No personal interest application hearing: Maninder Singh
Maninder Singh, senior advocate of the Election Commission said, “This kind of attitude always threatens public interest by raising question marks about the integrity of the elections.” Vested interest petitions should not be heard during elections. These people say there is doubt in people’s minds. They have nothing to show for it. They have nothing to show what is wrong with the system.
Applicants should be fined heavily
The Electoral Commission opposed the petition saying it was a classic case of misuse of the legal process. Elections are going on and they are making requests like this again and again. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the Election Commission, said that these are all false allegations. Just based on fear and doubt. All this is done on purpose. Candidates should be fined heavily. If the verdict comes in the morning, I can’t file another application at night and say I have a different problem.
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