The Supreme Court has said that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Further, the apex court has directed Assam NRC Co-ordinator to act with “wise discretion” while dealing with objectors who had failed to appear for scheduled hearings. The direction after the… Continue reading Stick to deadline on finalisation of Assam NRC: Supreme Court
Category: Polity
VVPAT: Opposition has a recourse in slip counting
Recently, the Supreme Court has rejected opposition parties’ demand for 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Instead the Court has directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency or Assembly… Continue reading VVPAT: Opposition has a recourse in slip counting
Home Ministry has done away with Black Lists of Indian-origin people: Officials
The Home Ministry has decided to discard its ‘Black List’ of Indian-origin people. The list mostly comprised the names of people belonging to the Sikh Community who had taken asylum abroad under the plea of alleged persecution in India. The Blacklist was maintained by Indian missions and posts abroad. Those who were in the Blacklist… Continue reading Home Ministry has done away with Black Lists of Indian-origin people: Officials
Centre asks Supreme Court to rethink elevation of two High Court judges
The Centre has returned the proposals forwarded by the Supreme Court collegium for elevation of High court judges to the Supreme Court. The Government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the recommendation to maintain the principle of proper regional representation. Collegium system in India is the system by which the judges are appointed by… Continue reading Centre asks Supreme Court to rethink elevation of two High Court judges
Darbar move: secretariat reopens in Srinagar
The Civil Secretariat and other move offices of Jammu & Kashmir government has been reopened in summer capital Srinagar as part of bi-annual Darbar Move. Darbar is the name for the bi-annual shift of the secretariat and all other government offices in J&K from Srinagar(state’s summer capital) to Jammu(state’s winter capital).This practice was started by… Continue reading Darbar move: secretariat reopens in Srinagar
SC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) using Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The review plea had highlighted large-scale tampering and selective malfunctioning of EVMs in the present Lok Sabha polls and demanded at least 25% random… Continue reading SC turns down Opposition plea for increased VVPAT verification
Explained: Dissent in the Election Commission – what the rules say
According to a report,one of the Election Commissioner has dissented with the opinion of other Election Commissioners in five different matters pertaining to alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Section 10 (Disposal of business by Election Commission) of The Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act,1991… Continue reading Explained: Dissent in the Election Commission – what the rules say
EC rejects plea for advancement of poll timings
The Election Commission has rejected a request for advancing the start of polling from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. in the remaining three phases of Lok Sabha elections 2019. The EC has said that advancing the start of polling will also advance the arrival of polling agents, many of whom already come late and… Continue reading EC rejects plea for advancement of poll timings
More women voted in nine States: EC data
According to the phase-wise data released by the Election Commission, women voters have outnumbered men in several States and Union Territories. In nine States,there was a higher women turnout.The highest of 52.13% was recorded in Meghalaya where there was a jump of almost 2.5% in the overall participation(71.32%) compared with the 2014 election. Further,higher women… Continue reading More women voted in nine States: EC data
Court to hear VVPAT review plea next week
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Earlier the Supreme Court had directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling… Continue reading Court to hear VVPAT review plea next week
