West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced legal action against the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, calling it inhumane and cruel, and alleging fear, harassment, and arbitrary deletion of voters’ names across the state.
In 2026, India’s Supreme Court faces landmark cases on voter rights, personal liberty, pollution, and online speech. Key decisions this year could reshape how millions of citizens vote, speak, breathe, and experience justice in daily life.
The Supreme Court was informed that electoral registration officers have no authority to decide a voter’s citizenship. Petitioners said the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision suffered from major lapses and unlawful voter deletions.
Today, On 27th November, Kapil Sibal said it is a “dangerous proposition and unreasonable” to deploy school teachers as BLOs, arguing that such officials cannot decide citizenship and the process risks wrongful voter deletions across Bihar’s electoral rolls.
Today, On 11th November, The Supreme Court questioned the poll body’s authority to decide citizenship during the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying “If ECI Has No Power, It Won’t,” while hearing pleas challenging the exercise in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.
Today, On 11th November, The Supreme Court stayed all High Court proceedings on the validity of the electoral roll revision across Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Pondicherry, directing that the matter be centrally heard, and scheduled the next hearing for November 26.
Today, On 7th November, The Supreme Court listed the Bihar SIR case for hearing on November 11 at 11 AM after Advocate Prashant Bhushan sought urgent consideration, citing concerns over the Election Commission’s refusal to accept Aadhaar for voter verification.
