May 13, 2019 1:43 PM

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SC dismisses plea to advance poll timing in Lok Sabha election

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to advance poll timings to 5:30 AM from 7 AM for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls in view of severe heat and the month of Ramzan. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna rejected the plea, saying the notified timings of voting are from 7 AM to 6 PM and voters can cast vote in the morning too. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The bench added that the EC will face logistical problem, if the timings are advanced.</span><br />

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