The Supreme Court will give its verdict tomorrow on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of VVPATs with votes punched into electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The verdict will come on a day when voting on 88 seats in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections will be held.
A Bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta will give the verdict around 10.30 am.
The petitioners include the non-profit Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) and others.
During the hearing on the petitions on Wednesday, before the Supreme Court reserved its judgment, it had said the court cannot “control the elections” or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised about the efficacy of EVMs.
The clutch of petitions alleged the EVMs can be tinkered with to manipulate the results. The court, however, said it cannot change the thought process of those doubting the advantages of EVMs and calling for a return to ballot papers.
