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The Bombay High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Election Commission of India's ban on mobile phones at polling booths during the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. The court stated that the ECI has the power to implement measures for smooth election process, and found no illegality in the decision. The petitioner had argued that the ban discourages voters from exercising their franchise due to lack of phone deposits at polling booths.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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