INLD moves SC on counting date

According to the petitioner, the Commission had violated the basic Act governing the polls by declaring that postal ballots would be counted only if the difference in the margin of victory was likely to be changed by the number of postal ballots issued in a particular constituency.

‘‘The decision of the Election Commission is malafide and there also seems to be total non-application of mind,’’ the petition says.

The petition also said the EC had violated the law which enjoins upon the returning officer to first deal with the postal ballots. In this case, the EC wants the postal ballots to be counted after the results are declared in most constitutencies.