Supreme Court junks plea asking EC to advance poll timings due to Ramzan

Supreme Court junks plea asking EC to advance poll timings due to Ramzan

LokSabha Elections 2019:The Supreme Court Monday expelled a request looking for a bearing to the Election Commission to propel survey timings to 5:30 am from 7 am for the seventh period of Lok Sabha surveys in perspective on burning warmth and the long stretch of Ramzan.
An excursion seat involving Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna rejected the request, saying the advised timings of casting a ballot are from 7 am to 6 pm and voters can make choice in the first part of the day moreover.
“The timings are for 7 am to 6 pm. Individuals can come in the first part of the day to cast their votes. They (EC) will confront strategic issue (if timings are preponed),” the seat told advocate Mohammad Nizamuddin Pasha who had recorded the appeal.

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