<P> On 17 January 2012, Delhi High Court in its ruling on Dr. Subramanian Swamy's Writ Petition (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 11879 of 2009) challenging the use of EVMs in the present form said that EVMs are not "tamper - proof". Further, it said that it is "difficult" to issue any directions to the EC in this regard . However, the court added that the EC should itself hold wider consultations with the executive, political parties and other stake holders on the matter . </P> <P> Swamy appealed against Delhi High Court's refusal to order a VVPAT system in Supreme Court . On 27 September 2012, Election Commission's advocate Ashok Desai submitted to a Supreme Court bench of Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi that field trial for VVPAT system is in progress and that a status report will be submitted by early January 2013 . Desai said that on pressing of each vote, a paper receipt will be printed, which will be visible to the voters inside a glass but cannot be taken out of the machine . Dr Swamy said that the new system was acceptable to him . </P> <P> The Supreme Court posted the matter for further hearing to 22 January 2013 and on 8 October 2013, it delivered a verdict, that the Election Commission of India will use VVPAT . </P> <P> Another similar writ petition filed by the Asom Gana Parishad is still pending before the Gauhati High Court . </P>

When and why was the electronic voting machine used in india for the first time