Bengaluru: The High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation seeking direction to the State Election Commission for insertion of the ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for the BBMP polls.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice B V Nagarathna dismissed the PIL on the ground of delay and latches as there were only a few days left for the poll.

However, the division bench observed that it was best known to the State Election Commission why no provision had been made for exercising NOTA in the EVMs, despite a direction from the apex court.

(Agencies)