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    Supreme Court Questions NOTA Impact: “Has It Improved Quality of Leaders?” Bench Flags Concerns Over Uncontested Polls
    Supreme Court Questions NOTA Impact: “Has It Improved Quality of Leaders?” Bench Flags Concerns Over Uncontested Polls
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    Supreme Court Questions NOTA Impact: “Has It Improved Quality of Leaders?” Bench Flags Concerns Over Uncontested Polls

    The Supreme Court asked whether the NOTA option has truly improved the “quality” of elected leaders, observing that it cannot fill a seat even if it gets maximum votes. The Court is hearing a plea seeking NOTA in uncontested elections and has listed the matter for March 17.

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    BREAKING: ‘No Power Can Be an Unruly Horse’: Supreme Court Questions ECI’s Authority in Special Voter Roll Revision Case
    BREAKING: ‘No Power Can Be an Unruly Horse’: Supreme Court Questions ECI’s Authority in Special Voter Roll Revision Case
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    BREAKING| ‘No Power Can Be an Unruly Horse’: Supreme Court Questions ECI’s Authority in Special Voter Roll Revision Case

    The Supreme Court examined whether the Election Commission can deviate from prescribed rules while conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls under Article 324 and Section 21. Senior Advocate Rakesh argued that the ECI’s powers are wide but must remain fair, just, and constitutionally regulated.

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    ‘Democracy Is Not a Burden’: Supreme Court Flags Bihar Voter Turnout While Debating Citizenship & Electoral Rolls
    ‘Democracy Is Not a Burden’: Supreme Court Flags Bihar Voter Turnout While Debating Citizenship & Electoral Rolls
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    ‘Democracy Is Not a Burden’: Supreme Court Flags Bihar Voter Turnout While Debating Citizenship & Electoral Rolls

    The Supreme Court heard arguments on citizenship checks and preparation of voter rolls, examining the Election Commission’s duty to maximise voting rights. During the hearing, the Court also flagged low voter participation in Bihar and stressed collective responsibility in a democracy.

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    Kerala Voter List Revision: Supreme Court Directs Election Commission to Extend SIR Deadline

    Today, On 2nd December, Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to extend the SIR deadline for voter list revision in Kerala, stressing the need for comprehensive and accurate electoral rolls ahead of upcoming elections, amid public concern and administrative delays.

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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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    Mental Health Cannot Be Used to Deny Voting Rights Unless Declared Unsound Mind by Court: Kerala High Court
    Mental Health Cannot Be Used to Deny Voting Rights Unless Declared Unsound Mind by Court: Kerala High Court
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    Mental Health Cannot Be Used to Deny Voting Rights Unless Declared Unsound Mind by Court: Kerala High Court

    The Kerala High Court ruled that voters cannot be disqualified based on mental health assumptions without a formal judicial declaration of unsoundness of mind. The judgment reinforces voting rights and rejects segregated polling for rehabilitation centre residents.

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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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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | "Election Commission Must Accept Aadhaar For Voter List": Supreme Court
    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | "Election Commission Must Accept Aadhaar For Voter List": Supreme Court
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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | “Election Commission Must Accept Aadhaar For Voter List”: Supreme Court

    Today, On 22nd August, in the Bihar SIR Row, The Supreme Court said the Election Commission must accept Aadhaar as valid proof for inclusion in the voter list, stressing that voters should not be deprived of their rights due to rigid documentation rules.

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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | "What Are You Doing?": Supreme Court Slams Political Parties' Inaction On Missing Voters
    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | "What Are You Doing?": Supreme Court Slams Political Parties' Inaction On Missing Voters
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    BREAKING | Bihar SIR Row | “What Are You Doing?”: Supreme Court Slams Political Parties’ Inaction On Missing Voters

    Today, On 22nd August, Supreme Court, in Bihar SIR row, slammed political parties for silence on missing 65 lakh voters. Justice Kant said, “We are on inaction of political parties now… What are the booth level agents doing then?”

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