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The Supreme Court on Monday (April 13, 2026) sought responses from the Union government, the Election Commission of India (EC) and others on a plea seeking to implement finger and iris biometric identification mechanism at polling stations to prevent duplicate voting.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant considered the financial implications of implementing such a mechanism, but said it would consider the plea before the next General Election. The court said the move may also require a major amendment in the law.
Published – April 13, 2026 10:44 pm IST
