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The Supreme Court asked the petitioners to provide a list of people claiming that deletion orders were not given and, hence, an appeal cannot be filed
The Supreme Court was hearing pleas challenging the SIR exercise in Bihar. (Image: PTI/File)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday hinted that it will not interfere in the voter roll revision conducted by the Election Commission of India in other states.
This comes a day after the Election Commission (EC) announced polling dates for the assembly elections in Bihar, where the electoral rolls have been “purified” after the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.
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A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing pleas challenging the SIR, which the opposition has been severely criticised by the opposition parties.
The SC, however, hinted that it will not interfere during the SIR in other states. “SIR exercise is absolutely the prerogative of the Election Commission of India,” it said.
The bench asked the petitioner why it wants the court to take over all functions. In a significant remark during the hearing, it said: “There could be people living unauthorised in India, they’ll fear being exposed.”
The SC asked the petitioners to provide a list of people claiming that deletion orders were not given and, hence, an appeal cannot be filed.
“Let us have a list of at least 100 people with this grievance and say that they want to file an appeal but we were not given orders,” the bench said. “The question is for who are we doing this, why are people not coming forward.”
Posting the matter for further hearing on October 9, the top court orally suggested to the EC to also compile data and prepare a note regarding 3.66 lakh deletions and 21 lakh additions after publication of the draft roll.
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Ananya Bhatnagar, Correspondent at CNN-News18, reports on various legal issues and cases in lower courts and the Delhi High Court. He has covered the hanging of the Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts, JNU violence, De…Read More
Ananya Bhatnagar, Correspondent at CNN-News18, reports on various legal issues and cases in lower courts and the Delhi High Court. He has covered the hanging of the Nirbhaya gang-rape convicts, JNU violence, De… Read More
October 07, 2025, 16:13 IST
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