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- The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission to pass necessary orders on a plea seeking to begin voting at 4:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. instead of 7 a.m. in view of the Ramzan month coinciding with the last three phases of the Lok Sabha elections.
- The petitioners have argued that their sole intention is to increase voter participation in the electoral process. Further it is important to ensure convenient and fair opportunity to persons of all communities, particularly the Muslim community, to cast their vote.
- They have highlighted that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a temperature warning indicating severe heat wave conditions over the next few days across large parts of India.
- They have argued that in intense heat, it will be inconvenient for Muslim voters to queue up at polling booths during the day to exercise their franchise as most Muslims during the Ramzan fasting avoid going out in the heat to the extent possible to avoid thirst, dehydration and the possibility of a heatstroke



