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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Sunil Kishore Ahya
Respondent / Defendant
Election Commission of India
Dispute Summary
The appellant sought information regarding the design and engineering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The respondents argued that disclosing this technical information, which falls under patent rights, could enable the manufacturing of spurious machines and threaten the democratic process. The Commission agreed with the respondents' stance.
Outcome / Ruling
defendant_favorable
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