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The Supreme Court of India adjourned a petition that sought for directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to upload Form 17C copies on the official website along with providing booth-wise figures of votes polled. The court stated the content of the interim application was similar to that of the writ petition. “In between elections, a hands-off approach has to be taken. Let the application be heard along with the main writ petition. We cannot interrupt the process. Let us have some trust in authority. Tomorrow is the 6th phase, 5 phases are over....this particular compliance that you are insisting upon would require manpower, it is not possible during this period. We have to be very conscious of the ground reality, we feel this could be heard after the vacations,” Justice Dipankar Datta said.
The application was filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). They questioned the delay in uploading the form and highlighted that the forms were uploaded in a timely manner in 2019. “It is submitted that a wholesome disclosure of Form 17C is amenable to mischief and vitiation of the entire electoral space. At the moment, the original Form 17C is only available in the Strong Room and a copy only with the polling agents whose signature it bears. Therefore, there is a one-to one relationship between each Form 17C and its possessor. It is submitted that indiscriminate disclosure, public posting on the website increases the possibility of the images being morphed, including the counting results which then can create widespread public discomfort and mistrust in the entire electoral processes,” the ECI’s submission to the court mentioned.
