The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide details of appeals decided so far by appellate tribunals appointed by it to deal with pleas of people whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant took note of a plea filed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking speedy disposal of SIR-related cases pending before the appellate tribunals in the state. The court sought details of cases already decided and those still pending before the tribunals.
During the hearing, counsel for Mr. Chowdhury also raised the issue of denial of Public Distribution System benefits to people whose names were deleted during the SIR exercise.
The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal was conducted under the supervision of the Supreme Court, amid allegations of irregularities and concerns over a trust deficit between the state government and the Election Commission.
