Supreme Court notice to Centre, EC on plea to bring in iris, biometric verification of voters at polling booths

The Supreme Court on Monday (April 13, 2026) sought responses from the Union government, the Election Commission of India (EC) and others on a plea seeking to implement finger and iris biometric identification mechanism at polling stations to prevent duplicate voting.

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant considered the financial implications of implementing such a mechanism, but said it would consider the plea before the next General Election. The court said the move may also require a major amendment in the law.