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Bengal SIR: Supreme Court Allows Excluded Voters to Vote if Appeals Filed Before This Deadline

The court said 34 lakh appeals must be decided before excluded voters can be restored to the rolls and cast ballots.

  • On Thursday, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to publish supplementary electoral rolls including voters cleared by Appellate Tribunals by April 21 or April 27, enabling eligible individuals to vote in the upcoming assembly elections.
  • Nearly 91 lakh voters were removed during the Special Intensive Revision process in West Bengal, prompting over 34 lakh appeals before 19 Appellate Tribunals to challenge their exclusions.
  • The Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the Election Commission's transfer of 79 officers—63 police and 16 civil servants—though the bench kept the legal question regarding state consultation open.
  • Security cover for 700 judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision will remain in place until the assembly election concludes and cannot be withdrawn without the Court's prior permission.
  • Chief Justice Surya Kant noted a 'trust deficit' between the Election Commission and the West Bengal government, while the Court clarified that pending appeals do not automatically grant individuals the right to vote.
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The Wire broke the news in New Delhi, India on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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