Today, On 8th January, The Supreme Court has deferred to January 13 the hearing on petitions challenging the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The pleas question the legality and transparency of the EC’s SIR process ahead of upcoming elections.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court adjourned the final hearing on several petitions opposing the Election Commission’s decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in various states, including Bihar, to January 13.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, which had scheduled the pleas for discussion today, announced that the hearing will continue on Tuesday.
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, representing the poll panel, was set to continue presenting his arguments in the matter.
Earlier, On January 6, the Election Commission informed the bench that it possesses the authority and capability to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, emphasizing its constitutional obligation to prevent the registration of foreign nationals as voters.
The petitions contesting the EC’s decision to initiate the SIR process in several states, including Bihar, have raised important constitutional issues regarding the extent of the poll panel’s powers, citizenship, and voting rights.
A Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a thorough process conducted by the Election Commission of India to update and clean up the electoral rolls in a state or Union Territory. During an SIR, every eligible voter’s details are verified, and efforts are made to remove duplicate, fake, or incorrect entries.
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