Supreme Court flags ‘margin of error’ in Bengal SIR, refuses to intervene The Supreme Court expressed serious concerns regarding West Bengal's electoral roll revision, emphasizing the need for a strong appeals system to correct wrongful deletions. Judicial officers are overwhelmed, leading to potential errors. Despite these worries, the court directed voters to appellate tribunals for resolution, highlighting the importance of voter inclusion. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #roll_revision #Bengal_SIR #electoral_roll #Bengal_electoral #wrongful_deletions #strong_appeals #appeals_system #correct_wrongful
SC sets up judicial tribunals to hear Bengal SIR appeals #Bengal #Bengal_SIR #SIR_appeals #hear_Bengal #judicial_tribunals
'How dare you?' CJI blasts petitioners for doubting integrity of judicial officers engaged in West Bengal SIR #CJI #West_Bengal #SIR #Bengal_SIR #CJI_blasts
Do we have nothing except Bengal SIR to hear, asks SC The Supreme Court expressed frustration over frequent West Bengal-related petitions, questioning its workload. Petitioners challenging voter list deletions highlighted a lack of appeal options. The court agreed to hear these alongside ongoing voter roll scrutiny issues, emphasizing that bureaucrats shouldn't overrule judicial officers' decisions. #Supreme_Court #Bengal #SIR #West #Supreme #Bengal_SIR #West_Bengal-related #Bengal-related_petitions #frequent_West #expressed_frustration
West Bengal SIR: 5.46 lakh names deleted, 1.82 lakh added in voter roll update West Bengal's electoral rolls now list over 7.04 crore voters following a Special Intensive Revision. During this process, over 5.46 lakh names were removed, while more than 1.82 lakh new voters were added. Over 58 lakh enumeration forms were not received, and more than 60 lakh electors remain in the 'under adjudication' category but are included in the updated rolls. #West_Bengal #Bengal #lakh #West #Bengal_SIR #Special_Intensive #Intensive_Revision #Bengal_electoral #crore_voters #update_West
Jharkhand, Odisha judicial officers to be drafted to speed up Bengal SIR The Supreme Court has allowed the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice to enlist judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha to expedite the verification of 50 lakh voters in West Bengal facing 'logical discrepancy' or 'unmapped' status. The apex court clarified Aadhaar is solely for identification, not citizenship claims, and supplementary voter lists will be published post-February 28. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #Chief_Justice #logical_discrepancy #High_Court #Bengal_SIR #judicial_officers #Calcutta_High #Bengal_facing #Odisha_judicial
Bengal SIR: Supreme Court allows Calcutta HC to deploy judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha; asks EC to bear expenses The Supreme Court has authorized the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice to bring in judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha to speed up the verification of voter claims in West Bengal's electoral roll revision. This move aims to address a significant backlog, with the Election Commission bearing the costs. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #roll_revision #Chief_Justice #High_Court #Bengal_SIR #Bengal_electoral #judicial_officers #Court_Chief #Calcutta_High
Bengal SIR deadline extended, notice to DGP & a message for states: SC's key orders on Mamata Banerjee's plea The Supreme Court extended the deadline for West Bengal's electoral roll revision, demanding a personal affidavit from the DGP over alleged threats to election officials. Micro-observers will only assist Electoral Registration Officers, who retain final decision-making power. The court also directed the deployment of Group B officers for the process. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #Mamata_Banerjee #roll_revision #Bengal_SIR #Banerjee_plea #SIR_deadline #Bengal_electoral #election_officials #deadline_extended
Bengal SIR row: Will rectify errors of ‘logical discrepancy,’ says SC A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said voters’ names should not be struck off the electoral rolls because of errors creeping into spelling of names during translation from Bengali to English or vice-versa. “We will ensure that it is rectified,” the bench said. #Surya_Kant #Joymalya_Bagchi #logical_discrepancy #Bengal_SIR #SIR_row #CJI_Surya #Justices_Joymalya #electoral_rolls #rectify_errors #errors_creeping
Bengal SIR row: Didi storms out of meet with CEC, claims being ‘humiliated’ Talking to reporters later in front of Nirvachan Sadan — where a heavy police posse had gathered — she claimed to have warned the CEC that he will end up like Jagdeep Dhankhar, seen as a reference to the former VP’s sudden resignation last year. She was accompanied by party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, MP Kalyan Banerjee, and 12 members from what they claimed were “SIR-affected families” from Bengal. #Bengal_SIR #Nirvachan_Sadan #Jagdeep_Dhankhar #SIR_row #humiliated’_Talking #Didi_storms #heavy_police #police_posse #sudden_resignation #Abhishek_Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee moves Supreme Court against Bengal SIR; Election Commission and state poll body made parties in case #Supreme_Court #Mamata_Banerjee #Election_Commission #Bengal_SIR #Banerjee_moves
