New Delhi, May 19 -- The Supreme Court stayed further counting of votes in the Bar Council of Delhi elections following allegations of major irregularities, including claims that tampered ballot papers were being included in the counting process. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took up the matter after Advocate Shobha Gupta sought urgent intervention, describing the situation as an emergency and alleging that manipulated ballot papers were being counted.

Taking note of the seriousness of the controversy, the Supreme Court observed that proper adjudication of the dispute would require examination of original election records, including ballot papers. The Court said the Delhi High Court woul...