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NRIs voting via Internet now may open pandora box: SC

New Delhi: Hopes of NRIs to cast votes in the ongoing general elections through Internet were dashed today with the Supreme Court saying that any interim relief at this stage may open a pandora's box.The


It issued notices and asked the Centre and the Election Commission to file counter affidavits within a month and posted the matter for hearing at the end of August.  

The bench also asked the Election Commission to place before it the report of the committee set up by it to “study various available options for the purpose of NRI voting”.  

The court on April 7 had asked the Election Commission to explore the possibility of doing something so that NRIs may be able to cast their votes through Internet from overseas in the ensuing elections.

Keeping the issue alive, the bench said, “we need solution and we should enable every citizen to cast their vote and we should come out with a reasonable direction.  

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