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The Supreme Court of India has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that alleged a danger to democracy due to the Election Commission's alleged failure to audit the source code of all Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and make it public. The petitioner, Sunil Ahya, had made several attempts to get the source code of EVMs audited, claiming that transparency in this regard was crucial for democracy.
“ If I start putting out what is source code in public, you know, who will be able to hack that,
Chief Justice of India,
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Independent Audit Of Source Code Of…