Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing [Day 2]

J Khanna: so, software is loaded and is sealed. software is button-specific. when flash memory is fed in with symbol data, then only whole machine works. By keeping flash memory separate from main memory, problem has been solved

Singh: where there was mismatch, data of mock run was not removed. it has been taken care of

J Khanna: how many such cases?

Singh: only 1

J Khanna: Bar code can't be given for each vote, it would be a humongous task

J Khanna: a suggestion is that if each candidate is given bar code with symbol, when you have to count slips, machine itself counts by barcodes

Singh: Human error cannot be ruled out in manual counting. Human participation has been minimized under present system

Singh: EVMs are standalone machines. Can't be hacked or tampered. There is no need to re-design VVPAT

Singh quotes a Gujarat High Court judgment: "the apprehension of petitioners seems to be based on unjustified apprehension...which have been rendered completely unfounded".

We are again in the same situation, he says

Singh: With regard to the reference to Germany, there are many differences. They are special to us and completely sustainable

Singh: The petitioners' endeavor is based on false information. Now costs must be put on petitioners who approach the court with EVM issue

Singh citing judicial precedents where pleas for extensive cross-verification of EVM-VVPAT data were dismissed