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
Prevent systematic pattern of violence, threats against our WB staff: EC to SC Comparing smooth conduct of SIR in other states to that in Bengal where those involved in the roll revision have been “targeted”, EC, in its affidavit, said, “It unequivocally illustrates that the challenges encountered in West Bengal are not intrinsic to the SIR process itself, but are a direct result of the inadequacies of the state machinery and the prevailing climate of political interference therein.” #West_Bengal #roll_revision #Comparing_smooth #SIR_process #Prevent_systematic #systematic_pattern #smooth_conduct #unequivocally_illustrates #challenges_encountered #direct_result
'Only deletion, no inclusion': Kalyan Banerjee gives inside details of Mamata vs EC hearing in SC The Supreme Court heard West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's plea challenging the Election Commission's electoral roll revision, noting two key points in her petition. The court observed that timelines might need extension due to pending cases and issued notices to the EC and CEO for further hearing. #Supreme_Court #West_Bengal #Mamata_Banerjee #roll_revision #Election_Commission #Kalyan_Banerjee #heard_West #Commission_electoral #Banerjee_plea #inside_details
'Addition and deletion of voters part of roll revision': Supreme Court on SIR; rejects argument against Aadhaar as ID proof #Supreme_Court #roll_revision #rejects_argument #voters_part #Addition
