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A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud came down heavily on Anil Masih, the returning officer for the polls, for putting his own mark on ballot papers...
Refusing to adjourn the case to Wednesday, the CJI verbally observed that it was "deeply concerned" that horse-trading was taking place..
The CJI asked Masih: "Why were you putting marks on the ballot papers?.
For the present, the court ordered production of the ballot papers (presently in the custody of the high court) and the video of the counting process..
The court ordered: "The ballot papers which are placed in custody of the registrar general (of the Punjab and Haryana High Court) be produced before this court by a judicial officer by Tuesday 2 PM..
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