The Supreme Court on Monday flagged key concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, while pointing out that voters have a continuing right to remain on voter lists and that the process must not be distorted by the pressure of conducting elections.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition filed by voters whose appeals against exclusion from the electoral rolls are pending before appellate tribunals. The petitioners have sought extension of the cut-off date for freezing of electoral rolls, arguing that they should be allowed to vote in the upcoming Assembly elections if their appeals succeed.
The rolls, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI), have been frozen as on April 9.
“Voters have a continuing right to remain on election rolls. Right to remain a voter in the country in which you were born is not only a constitutional right, but also an emotional one. We need to protect it. We cannot get blinded by dust and fury of impending elections,” the Supreme Court bench noted.
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Published By:
Shipra Parashar
Published On:
Apr 13, 2026 13:29 IST
