Centre Argues Right to Vote Differs from Freedom of Voting in SC Plea

Imagine you have to pick a class leader, but only one person signed up.

A rule says the teacher can just say that person is the leader without any voting.

Some people told the big court that this is unfair.

They say everyone should get to vote, even if it's just to say 'none of these choices' (like a NOTA button on a screen).

They believe this 'voting' is like saying what you think, which is a basic right.

But the government told the court that just having the chance to vote is a rule made by law, not a super important basic right.

They say the right to 'say what you think' by voting only happens when there's a real choice between different people or options.

If only one person is running, there's no real choice to make, so the 'say what you think' part isn't needed.

The court is deciding if saying 'no thanks' to the only candidate is an important choice the law must protect.