High Court of Karnataka Dismisses NRI Petition Seeking Voting Facility Abroad — No Fundamental Right to Vote Outside India. Writ of Mandamus cannot be issued to direct the Election Commission to provide voting facilities to Non-Resident Indians in their residing countries as the Representation of the People Act, 1951 does not provide for such facility and the right to vote is a statutory right, not a fundamental right....
The petitioner, Sri Ravi M, a Non-Resident Indian residing in Saudi Arabia, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of mandamus to direct the respo...
