Fresh Elections for Delhi Bar Council Not Ordered Despite Ballot Tampering Allegations: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has refused to order a fresh election for the Bar Council of Delhi, holding that the discovery of manipulated ballot papers during the counting process did not invalidate the entire election. The Court upheld the decision of the High-Powered Election Supervisory Committee which had directed that the counting process be restarted from the stage of second-preference vote counting after irregularities were detected. Bench Hearing The Matter…