New Delhi, April 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday lauded the record voter turnout of around 92% in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly election held on Thursday, April 23, noting with satisfaction that the elections were largely peaceful with only stray incidents reported.
Expressing satisfaction on the voters' turnout, Chief Justice Surya Kant, heading a bench also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, said, "As a citizen of India, I was very happy to see the voting percentage. When people exercise right to vote, this strengthens democratic set up,"Echoing the sentiment, Justice Bagchi noted the absence of violence during polling. "There have been no incidents of violence also," he said, with Chief Jus...