Supreme Court refuses to entertain YSRCP’s plea against relaxation of postal ballot norms in Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any relief to the YSR Congress Party on its petition challenging new rules for counting of postal ballot votes in Andhra Pradesh.

A vacation bench of Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Sandeep Mehta refused to interfere with ECI's decision and upheld the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision to decline relief in the same plea by YSR Congress stating that an election petition can be filed in the matter.

The YSR Congress Party moved the top court against ECI's move to relax norms to recognise the counting of postal ballots in Andhra Pradesh.