印度最高法院拒绝强制投票. India's Supreme Court rejects mandatory voting.

印度最高法院驳回了一项要求强制投票的诉讼, The Supreme Court of India has rejected a petition seeking to make voting compulsory, ruling that citizens cannot be legally compelled to participate in elections. 法院强调民主依赖于自愿参与, 并质疑惩罚未投票者或限制政府对弃权者的福利是否实用和公平. The court emphasized that democracy relies on voluntary participation and questioned the practicality and fairness of penalizing non-voters or restricting government benefits for those who abstain.