The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission to provide details of cases disposed of and pending before appellate tribunals handling appeals against voter deletions during West Bengal's SIR. The court said monitoring disposal rates was its primary concern
The Supreme Court of India declined to hear a plea by West Bengal poll officers over deleted voter names, directing them to appellate tribunals, while reaffirming that voting rights depend on successful appeals in disputes linked to electoral roll revisions
The Supreme Court has ruled that voters in West Bengal whose names were deleted during judicial adjudication can still cast their votes if cleared by Appellate Tribunals up to 48 hours before polling. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the verdict, calling it a victory for democracy and urging party workers to assist voters in obtaining slips.
