Overview
- Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the public interest plea on September 24 in New Delhi.
- The court relied on last year’s Supreme Court ruling in the ADR case, which upheld EVMs as simple and secure and noted VVPAT strengthens verifiability.
- A January 21 decision by a coordinate bench dismissing a similar challenge was also referenced to support the outcome.
- Petitioner Upendra Nath Dalai appeared in person, with ASG Chetan Sharma representing the Union and Advocate Suruchi Suri appearing for the Election Commission of India.
- The bench noted the Supreme Court has already declined broader VVPAT audits and has criticized repeated, unsupported doubts about EVM integrity.