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
