The Supreme Court is scheduled to urgently hear on May 17 an application alleging inordinate delay in the publication of voter turnout data of the first two phases of polling in the Lok Sabha elections.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna made the announcement on Monday during an oral mentioning made by advocates Prashant Bhushan and Neha Rathi, appearing for Association for Democratic Reforms, the petitioner NGO which filed the application.
Mr. Bhushan had urged for an early hearing by the court in the background of the ongoing elections.
