“Why not government servants who are subject to frequent transfers. Why not employees in private jobs who are subject to frequent transfers,” the bench observed while adding that “it is a constitutional right”.
The commission in its affidavit said that as per the provisions of the 1950 and 1951 of the Representation of the People Act, voting at every election shall be given by ballot or voting machines in the manner prescribed and only a limited class of voters are permitted to vote by either proxy or postal ballot.
Earlier on April 7 itself, the Commission had told the court that it was almost impossible to make any such arrangement for NRIs to cast their votes from overseas in the ongoing general election as electoral rolls have been concluded in almost all the constituencies.
