Won't accept lame excuses, produce it: Supreme Court slams ECI for claiming it lost 2023 Karnataka vote-counting video
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court criticized the Election Commission for failing to produce the 2023 Sringeri Assembly vote-counting video, warning it would draw an adverse inference if records are not provided at the next hearing.
- Congress leader Rajegowda initially won the 2023 election by 201 votes, but Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jeevaraj challenged the result, leading to a recount that unseated Rajegowda and sparked the ongoing dispute.
- Following the High Court-ordered recount, the returning officer declared Jeevaraj the winner by 52 votes, reducing Rajegowda's tally by 255 votes; Rajegowda challenged this, arguing the officer improperly reconsidered 562 valid postal ballots.
- Rejecting the poll body's explanation, Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva stated they would not accept "lame excuses" and ordered the Election Commission to produce all relevant documents at the next hearing.
- Scheduled for February 15, 2027, the next Supreme Court hearing will review production of election observer reports and video recordings, as the case signals broader public scrutiny of the Election Commission's functioning.
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The Supreme Court reprimanded the Election Commission of Karnataka for the disappearance of video recordings of the 2023 vote counting for the Sringeri Assembly constituency. The court stated that the disappearance of records from an election-conducting body was unacceptable and warned that strict adverse action would be taken if the records were not returned by the next hearing.
Won't accept lame excuses: SC pulls up ECI over missing 2023 Sringeri poll footage
The Supreme Court of India pulled up the Election Commission of India over its inability to trace the 2023 Sringeri vote-counting video, directing it to produce whatever records are available by the next hearing and warning that it could draw an adverse inference against the poll body.
Karnataka polls: Show Sringeri counting records, SC tells ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 14, took a stern view of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) inability to trace the video recording of the 2023 vote-counting exercise in Karnataka’s Sringeri Assembly constituency. The court directed the poll body to produce the available records at the next hearing and warned that it could draw an adverse inference if the material was not furnished. The case concerns the electoral contest…
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