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We are not in an ivory tower & can’t be browbeaten: CJI on oppn plea challenging SIR
Source: Times of India — Top Stories · 2 hr ago
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The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission and its officials to reply to a petition brought by members of the INDIA bloc, who claim there are irregularities in the voter‑verification system, arbitrary removal of voters, undemocratic conduct by the poll panel and problems with electronic voting machines. The court also rejected the notion that it could be pressured by public demonstrations.
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Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from EC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on a petition filed by INDIA bloc functionaries led by Rahul Gandhi alleging irregularities in SIR, arbitrary deletion of voters, undemocratic functioning of the poll panel and flaws in EVM use, even as it slammed the suggestion that the court could…
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