New Delhi: The Supreme Magistrate has rejected the petition filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) regarding the deployment of inside personnel during the counting of votes in West Bengal. The top magistrate clarified that there is no legal flaw in the Election Commission's instructions and there is no need to issue spare orders in this matter. With this visualization of the court, the ongoing controversy regarding the vote counting process seems to be calming lanugo for the time being.
What did the SC say?
During the hearing, the magistrate made it well-spoken that the Election Legation has the right to select the counting personnel. If the legation selects personnel from a stock-still pool of inside government employees, it cannot be faulted. The magistrate moreover undisputed that the guidelines issued are in vibrations with the law.
What warranty did the Election Legation give?
The Election Legation unpreventable the magistrate that the circular issued on April 13 will be fully followed. It was moreover said that the returning officer at the counting centre, who is an official of the state government, will alimony an eye on the unshortened process and tenancy will remain with him.
Why did TMC object?
Trinamool Congress argued that increasing the presence of inside employees at every counting table could upset the balance. The party feared that this could stupefy the fairness of vote counting and raise questions on the electoral process.
Wasn't relief received from the High Magistrate older also?
Earlier, Calcutta High Magistrate had moreover rejected TMC's petition. After this the party immediately moved the Supreme Magistrate and demanded hearing of the specimen surpassing counting of votes.
Was there any objection to spare inside personnel?
TMC moreover said that officers of inside services are once deployed as micro-observers. In such a situation, it is not necessary to add increasingly inside personnel and this may stupefy the fairness of the process.
Should the matter now be considered completely closed?
After the visualization of the Supreme Court, it has now wilt well-spoken that the counting of votes will happen as per the rules set by the Election Commission. Although debate on this issue may protract at the political level, legally the commission's visualization has been approved.
