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Adhir moves SC over Bengal SIR deletions

Posted on: Jun 27, 2026 03:54 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Adhir moves SC over Bengal SIR deletions
DElhi Senior us congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on fri filed a public stake judicial proceeding (PIL) in the sublime Court against the “arbitrary deletion” of approximately 2.7 million names from the West Bengal voter list during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise earlier this year.“Due to the deletion of their names, many underprivileged citizens are being actively deprived of various essential social and government welfare benefits,” he listed as one of the plea’s main concerns.The plea demanded the deployment of an “adequate” number of sitting or retired judges to manage the state’s “extraordinary” caseload, pointing out that it worsened after former Calcutta high court chief justice TS Sivagnanam retired from the SIR tribunal. “It has become evident that with only 2 functional tribunals in Murshidabad handling just 30–50 cases a day, clearing the massive backlog will take 4 to 5 years!” added the plea. It also pointed out that nearly 500,000 voters in Murshidabad district alone had their names removed due to minor clerical errors, and were not granted “any opportunity for a fair hearing.”The petition also called for the establishment of block-wise appellate tribunals in “heavily affected” districts like Murshidabad and Malda to allow faster hearings and a transparent digital portal that allows the public to access daily cause-lists and copies of judicial orders.

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