For 61 lakh 'doubtful' voters, it's a race against time to get on electoral roll Around 60 lakh electors in West Bengal have been classified as 'doubtful' and await adjudication by judicial officers, following a Supreme Court directive. These voters, potentially illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, will be excluded from the electoral list until their cases are resolved, creating a race against time before the upcoming assembly elections. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #lakh #West #Court_directive #electoral_roll #judicial_officers #lakh_electors #doubtful #await_adjudication
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
SC deploys judicial officers in Bengal for SIR hearings The Supreme Court has taken an unprecedented step deploying judicial officers in West Bengal. This move aims to expedite the voter list revision process. The court emphasized the Chief Minister's awareness of consequences if the exercise is not completed. This judicial intervention stems from a trust deficit between the Election Commission and the state government. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #Bengal #judicial_officers #SIR_hearings #unprecedented_step #step_deploying #officers #deploys_judicial #deploying_judicial
Bengal vs EC: SC takes 'extraordinary' step, judicial officers to be part of SIR duty #SIR #SIR_duty #extraordinary #step #judicial_officers
