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Supreme Court order clouds opposition planks amid electoral meltdownThe Supreme Court's backing of the Special Summary Revision (SIR) has weakened the Opposition's strategy to challenge India's electoral int...
Supreme Court upholds Bihar SIR, calls it key to free and fair pollsThe Supreme Court has upheld the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. The court stated this process is vital for ensurin...
Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, says Supreme Court; upholds EC's documentation regime for SIRIn a landmark judgment reinforcing the autonomy of the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly...
SIR verdict: Outcome was apparent; BJP will decide who can vote, says Yogendra YadavThe Supreme Court has upheld the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Activist Yogendra Yadav strongly crit...
Supreme Court upholds ECI’s Bihar voter roll revision, says SIR ‘legally tenable’The Supreme Court has validated the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, deeming the proce...
BJP says LoP Rahul Gandhi opposed SIR as he sided with 'illegal infiltrators'The Supreme Court has affirmed the Election Commission's authority to conduct Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This decision ...
Assam yet to get SIR roadmap as NRC action plan still awaitedAssam's electoral roll revision faces delays. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) remains unresolved, impacting the Special Intensive R...
Bengaluru: Govt gets 2-month breather to hold civic polls amid concerns of setback in CongressThe Supreme Court has granted a two-month extension for Bengaluru's city corporation elections, pushing the deadline to August 31. This dec...
Supreme Court extends time till Aug 31 for holding Bengaluru civic body electionsThe Supreme Court has granted an extension for Bengaluru civic body elections. The polls are now scheduled to be held by August 31. This de...
Violence-hit Manipur poses major hurdle to EC’s voter roll revision drive in NortheastThe Election Commission of India's special intensive revision of electoral rolls faces significant challenges in violence-hit Manipur due t...
Congress flags broken NRC portal, seeks probe into Assam website, helpline failuresCongress leader Debabrata Saikia has raised concerns about the National Register of Citizens NRC Assam website and its helpline. He reporte...
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
EC rolls out SIR Phase III across India except J&K, Ladakh & Himachal PradeshThe Election Commission of India has launched Phase III of its Special Intensive Revision exercise. This initiative will update electoral r...
EC set to roll out phase III of SIR in 'coming days'; to cover 22 states, UTsThe Election Commission is preparing to launch the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists. This upcoming exercise w...
SC asks Mamata Banerjee, TMC leaders to file fresh pleas on SIR-linked victory marginsThe Supreme Court has indicated that Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leaders can file new petitions. These petitions will address co...
Ex Calcutta HC CJ T S Sivagnanam disposed of 1,777 appeals before quitting SIR appellate tribunalFormer Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam cleared 1,777 appeals concerning voter list deletions in West Bengal. He also dismissed 60 appeals agai...
Ex-Calcutta HC Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam resigns from SIR appellate tribunalFormer Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam has resigned from a special tribunal. This tribunal was established to hear appeals ...