“Clear Trust Deficit Between State and ECI”: Supreme Court in Mamata Banerjee vs ECI SIR Row, Suggests Judicial Officers to Break Deadlock

The Supreme Court, hearing Mamata Banerjee’s plea against the Election Commission’s SIR exercise, expressed concern over a “blame game” and lack of cooperation between the State and ECI. The Bench hinted at appointing judicial officers to resolve the impasse in the sensitive voter revision process.