Calcutta High Court Asks EC to Decide on Use of Invalid OBC Certificates in Electoral Roll Revision

The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer to pass a reasoned order on a plea opposing the acceptance of invalid OBC certificates in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Court said the issue does not challenge the SIR process itself and must be decided within one week.

Bihar Voter List Revision| “Another Way to Get Back NRC”: Kapil Sibal Slams Government’s SIR Exercise

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar, calling it “another way to get back NRC” and accused the government of pushing an “authoritarian rule in the country” through it.