Today, On 21st February, A high-level meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was held at the Calcutta High Court , following Supreme Court directions. Chief Justice Sujoy Paul presided over the discussion to establish a judicial oversight framework mandated by the apex court.
A high-level meeting concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise held at the Calcutta High Court on Saturday afternoon, following directives from the Supreme Court, as reported by officials.
Presided over by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, the meeting’s purpose is to create a framework for judicial oversight as required by the apex court.
This follows the Supreme Court’s order that the remaining phases of the SIR for electoral rolls be conducted under the supervision of judicial officers and former judges.
Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal were among the attendees.
The CEO noted that the meeting would provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to share their points of view in order to resolve existing complexities and receive clear guidance on the next steps.
Expressing concern over the ongoing conflict between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court issued an “extraordinary” directive on Friday, calling for the deployment of serving and former district judges to support the election panel in the contentious special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state.
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The Court instructed the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to allocate some judicial officers and engage former judges to assist in the SIR process, taking serious note of the state’s failure to allocate sufficient grade ‘A’ officers for the revision.
Chief Justice Paul was further directed to convene this meeting to finalize the arrangements for the involvement of judicial officers in the SIR initiative.
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