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    West Bengal SIR | 75-Year-Old Advocate Should Be Included in Voter List: Supreme Court
    West Bengal SIR | 75-Year-Old Advocate Should Be Included in Voter List: Supreme Court
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    West Bengal SIR | 75-Year-Old Advocate Should Be Included in Voter List: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court ordered an expedited hearing of appeals concerning voter exclusions in West Bengal after the Special Intensive Revision process. During the hearing, the Court orally observed that a 75-year-old advocate omitted from the final voter list may be entitled to inclusion.

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    BREAKING| EC Not Acting Beyond Its Statutory Authority In Conducting SIR: Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission Of India’s Power
    BREAKING| EC Not Acting Beyond Its Statutory Authority In Conducting SIR: Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission Of India’s Power
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    BREAKING| EC Not Acting Beyond Its Statutory Authority In Conducting SIR: Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission Of India’s Power

    Today, On 27th May, The Supreme Court held that the Election Commission did not exceed its statutory authority by conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The Court delivered this finding while deciding multiple petitions that had challenged the SIR exercise in Bihar.

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    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension
    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension
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    UP SIR| Timeline Is Administratively Impossible: BKU Azad Trust Moves Supreme Court Seeking 3-Month Extension

    Supreme Court has been approached by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Azad Trust, which says the current four-week timeline for Uttar Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is ‘administratively impossible’ and seeks a three-month extension.

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    Bihar SIR Row | Petitioners, Political Parties and NGOs Want to Discredit the Exercise: ECI Tells Supreme Court
    Bihar SIR Row | Petitioners, Political Parties and NGOs Want to Discredit the Exercise: ECI Tells Supreme Court
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    Bihar SIR Row | Petitioners, Political Parties and NGOs Want to Discredit the Exercise: ECI Tells Supreme Court

    Today, On 16th October, In the Bihar SIR row , the Election Commission tells the Supreme Court that petitioners, political parties, and NGOs are trying to discredit the Special Intensive Revision exercise, despite ECI appointing over 90,000 BLOs and involving political parties.

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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court

    Today, On 15th September, Bihar SIR row, Supreme Court observed that the Election Commission of India knows the law and can distinguish between Indian citizens and foreign infiltrators, as debates continued over Aadhaar’s validity, voter roll transparency, and nationwide scrutiny of rolls.

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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | “ECI to Include Aadhaar as 12th Document”: Supreme Court

    Today, On 8th September, Supreme Court orders inclusion of Aadhaar as the 12th document in Bihar SIR, saying “It will be used only as proof of identity”; directs ECI to issue instructions today, next hearing fixed for September 15.

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    BREAKING| Bihar SIR ROW| Para-Legal Volunteers to Help Voters Submit Objections to Exclusion: Supreme Court
    BREAKING| Bihar SIR ROW| Para-Legal Volunteers to Help Voters Submit Objections to Exclusion: Supreme Court
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    BREAKING| Bihar SIR ROW| Para-Legal Volunteers to Help Voters Submit Objections to Exclusion: Supreme Court

    Today, On 1st September, The Supreme Court directed the Chairman of the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to deploy para-legal volunteers for helping voters and political parties file online claims, objections, and corrections during the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls.

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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | ECI Knows the Law, Can Distinguish Between Indian Citizen and Foreign Infiltrators: Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR | Trust Deficit Between Election Commission & Political Parties Is Unfortunate: Supreme Court Seeks for Para-Legal Support

    Today, On 1st September, In Bihar SIR, the Supreme Court remarked, “Trust deficit between Election Commission and political parties is unfortunate,” while directing the State Legal Services Authority to appoint para-legal volunteers to help voters and ensure transparency in electoral roll claims and objections.

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    Bihar SIR Row | Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Voter List Deadline Extension on September 1: "Intimate ECI Also" 
    Bihar SIR Row | Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Voter List Deadline Extension on September 1: "Intimate ECI Also" 
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    Bihar SIR Row | Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Voter List Deadline Extension on September 1: “Intimate ECI Also” 

    Today, On 29th August, The Supreme Court directed to intimate the Election Commission in the Bihar SIR row, as Prashant Bhushan mentioned RJD’s plea seeking extension on voter list deletions. The Bench will hear the matter on September 1.

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    Bihar SIR Row | Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Voter List Deadline Extension on September 1: "Intimate ECI Also" 
    Bihar SIR Row | Supreme Court to Hear Plea on Voter List Deadline Extension on September 1: "Intimate ECI Also" 
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    Bihar SIR | “We Ensure That Not One Voter Will Fall Through the Cracks”: ECI to Supreme Court

    The Election Commission assured the Supreme Court, stating, “We ensure that not one voter will fall through the cracks,” while seeking more time to complete the process during the hearing on Bihar’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls.

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