India, April 26 -- The Delhi high court on Friday allowed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to release the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the Kalkaji constituency during the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, but directed that the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips be preserved until further orders.

"This application is partially allowed to the extent that respondent number 3 (ECI) may not preserve the EVM's but VVPAT slips may be preserved until further orders," said a bench of justice Jyoti Singh.

The matter arose from a petition filed by two voters - Kamaljit Singh Duggal and Ayush Rana - challenging the election of Atishi Marlena as member of legislative assembly (MLA) from Kalkaji. ECI had sought modificatio...