electoral roll
‘Orders cannot be changed every day’: SC refuses to hear pleas of poll workers excluded from Bengal electorate list
Images used for representational purposes New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a request seeking its intervention amid allegations that certain officials on election duty were left out of the electoral roll for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant told the petitioners to approach the appropriate … Read more
Bengal poll: Why SIR is effective for Kalimpong residents
In Bangladesh, the Special Intensification Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll has sparked sharp political controversy amid allegations that large numbers of people are at risk of being omitted from the electoral rolls. But in the Tibetan settlement of Kalimpong, many residents have very different recollections of the experience of voter verification — a process … Read more
Indian-born people have right to remain on electoral rolls and vote: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Where political leverage can be provided TMCthe SC on Monday observed that people born in India have the right to be in the electoral roll and to vote for the government. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, headed by CJI Surya Kant, said: “In some places, we are blinded by the dust and fury of the … Read more
‘Don’t forget you are working in BJP states’: Suvendu Adhikari’s warning in Bengal
NANDIGRAM: Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has warned Muslim migrant workers in Nandigram that “they will have to return to the BJP-ruled state” to work after the assembly polls. Adhikari, who said more than 30,000 people from Nandigram were employed in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha, singled out Muslims and said they “cannot … Read more
4 days after Bangladesh’s rolling freeze, court begins hearing today
KOLKATA: A 19-seat appeal tribunal will begin hearing appeals on the inclusion or exclusion of voters at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation in Kolkata on Monday, four days after the electoral roll for the second phase of Bengal Assembly polls was frozen on Thursday. The arbitral tribunal was constituted … Read more
1.5 million Bangladeshi voters stuck for lack of electronic signatures
PTI photo KOLKATA: Judicial officials have disposed of 3.7 million “outstanding” voter cases in Bengal, but only 2.2 million people’s names appear in the two supplementary electoral rolls and about 1.5 million cases remain unaccounted for lack of electronic signatures.The EC announced the third list on Saturday evening but did not specify the number listed. … Read more
EC forms 19 appeals tribunals to hear SIR cases
New Delhi: election committeeact in the following direction Supreme Court On the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, 19 appellate tribunals were set up on Friday to hear appeals against orders passed by designated judicial officers in Bengal regarding the inclusion or exclusion of potential voters from the state’s electoral roll.The … Read more
Inclusion of ‘suspicious voters’ in rolls will be subject to judge’s order: CEC
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court holds the key to whether nearly 4.5 million “suspicious voters” will be able to contest the Bengal assembly elections – their cases being decided by judicial officers based on the Supreme Court’s February directive. According to reports, of the 6 million “suspicious elector” cases, 1.5 million have been adjudicated … Read more
‘How dare you?’ CJI condemns petitioners for questioning integrity of judicial officers involved in West Bengal SIR matter
New Delhi: Supreme Court A stern warning was issued on Tuesday against any attempt to question the integrity of the judicial officer in charge of the Special Enhancement Revision (SIR) of the West Bengal electoral roll. It declared that such behavior would not be tolerated and that trust in the judiciary must be maintained.The warning … Read more