Electoral Roll Freeze Row: Supreme Court of India to Hear SIR Pleas in West Bengal on Monday Ahead of Polls

The Supreme Court will hear key petitions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and freezing of electoral rolls in West Bengal before the Assembly elections. The case also covers the “gherao” of judicial officers, with the Court already ordering an NIA probe.

Detailed Report: Supreme Court Takes Action in Maldah Judicial Officers Attack Case, Orders CBI/NIA Probe

The Supreme Court took serious action after judicial officers were attacked and gheraoed in West Bengal during election roll revision work. The Court called it a “challenge to the authority of this Court” and ordered an independent probe and immediate security deployment.