ECI to enable tribunal judges in Bengal to e-sign and upload orders

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to revise the ECINet portal software to enable judges of Appellate Tribunals in West Bengal to e-sign and upload orders instead of Aadhaar-based authentication, the norm till now.

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There are more than 38 lakh voters whose cases are stuck in the 19 Appellate Tribunals in the State.

The ECI’s move comes after tribunal judges had flagged that the Commission’s requirement for Aadhaar authentication on its portal hindered the issuance of final orders, official sources said.