The Supreme Court allowed a petitioner to approach the Calcutta High Court over allegations that names excluded from West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls were being removed from ration lists. The Bench permitted withdrawal of the petition and granted liberty for further legal action.
The Supreme Court directed a petitioner challenging exclusion of individuals from West Bengal’s ration distribution system to approach the Calcutta High Court. The Bench observed that the issue involved a separate cause of action concerning welfare benefits and was better suited for High Court consideration.
Today, On 19th February, The Supreme Court of India sharply criticised pre-election freebies, with CJI Surya Kant questioning whether such blanket welfare served true public interest. He warned that indiscriminate subsidies without distinguishing affordability risk promoting appeasement over support for marginalised citizens.