New Delhi: In an unprecedented decision, Supreme Court on Friday used its “extraordinary powers” to deploy judicial officers in West Bengal to decide on requests for inclusion in the electoral rolls and speed up the completion of a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. The court stressed that CM Mamata Banerjee should be aware … Read more
New Delhi: election committee Twenty-two states and union territories, including Delhi, were asked on Thursday to complete preparations related to the Special Intensified Revision (SIR) at the earliest as the exercise “is expected to start from April”.Once the exercise is completed, all states and union territories will be covered.To Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra … Read more
New Delhi: The EC has directed West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravarty to comply with its directives on payment of honorarium to BLO, appointment of suitable SIR/poll-related officials, revocation of unilateral transfer of roster observers and registration of FIR against erroneous officials by 5.30 pm on February 17.Chakravarty was summoned by the European Commission on … Read more
New Delhi: election committee Former IPS officer NK Mishra and former IRS officer Pratap Singh were appointed on Friday as special observers for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively to oversee the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and preparations and conduct of the upcoming assembly polls in the two states.Polling in West … Read more
New Delhi: Routine restrictions on postings and transfers ordered ahead of assembly polls in four states and one union territory, election committee Their chief secretaries were asked on Tuesday to transfer all poll-related officers posted in their districts or complete three out of four years in their districts on or before May 31 if pondicherrydeadline … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court The party on Monday said it would not allow any delay in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in 12 states under any circumstances, but expressed readiness to accept suggestions to ensure that genuine voters are not left out, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The CJI-led bench extended by a … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court The deadline for review of claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s electoral roll was extended on Monday and a personal affidavit of the state’s police chief was sought over allegations that election officials faced threats, violence and obstruction during the elections. A bench comprising Chief … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court No “impediment” will be allowed in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of electoral rolls in states, it said on Monday. The Supreme Court is hearing a slew of petitions related to SIR in West Bengal, including Mamata Banerjee Among other issues, this poses challenges to the way voters are … Read more
New Delhi: Member of Parliament Sonia Gandhi A Delhi court on Saturday filed a criminal revision petition against an executive order in 2025, which was described as “politically motivated and frivolous”, refusing to order an FIR because her name was allegedly included in the electoral roll of 1980, three years before she was granted Indian … Read more
New Delhi: congressional leaders Sonia Gandhi objected to a criminal modification petition filed against her in the Louth Avenue Courthouse, calling it “completely misunderstood, frivolous, politically motivated and an abuse of the legal process.”“She believed that, forty years later, citizenship and electoral roll issues could not turn into criminal proceedings.The reply, filed through her lawyer … Read more