Process of Deleting Citizens as Voters ‘Intrinsically Arbitrary’, Says SC Judge Amid SIR Concerns
- On Sunday, former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman warned that the Election Commission is in "great peril," asserting it "cannot malfunction like this" while urging Supreme Court intervention.
- Nariman criticized the 2023 CEC Act for replacing an independent collegium with a government-dominated panel where the Prime Minister and a Union Cabinet minister maintain a 2:1 majority over the Leader of the Opposition.
- Data from the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal shows 90 lakh voters were disenfranchised; of the 22 lakh who appealed, 93% succeeded, illustrating what Nariman called an "illegal knocking out of the common man."
- Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected 14 times in 10 months to poll panel decisions, yet failed to press their majority voting rights under Section 18 of the Act.
- With the challenge before a Constitution Bench, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warned that any process disenfranchising Indians without notice is "intrinsically arbitrary," reinforcing calls to safeguard the constitutional right to vote.
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'Right to vote at great peril': SC ex-judge Justice Nariman on EC functioning
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has voiced serious concerns regarding the Election Commission's functioning, stating that the right to vote is 'at great peril'. He called for the Supreme Court's intervention to address 'disturbing developments' within the poll panel, particularly citing issues like voter disenfranchisement during electoral roll revisions and the controversial appointment process of Election Commissioners.
"Right To Vote At Great Peril": Ex-Supreme Court Judge Rohinton Nariman On Mass Voter Deletions
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman expressed serious concerns over the Election Commission's functioning amid disenfranchisement of voters during the SIR exercise.
Did SIR 'arbitrarily disenfranchise' lakhs of voters? Here's why Supreme Court judges Rohinton Nariman and Ujjal Bhuyan are wrong
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country has somehow rattled not only the Opposition parties, their unofficial media and activist B-teams, but also a few retired and sitting judges. Sitting Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and ex-judge Justice Rohinton Nariman amplified an alarmist narrative around the SIR. The speeches of these judges landed just days before the Supreme Court hearing on 5th October, on…
"90 Lakh Voters Were ‘Disenfranchised’ In WB To Help Centre", Claims Ex-Supreme Court Judge Rohinton Nariman; But TMC Won 13 Of 20 Seats With Highest Deletions
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman insinuated the public over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), particularly in the context of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as reported in LiveLaw. However, the electoral outcome in the Assembly constituencies that recorded the highest number of […]
After Ujjal Bhuyan, SC ex-judge Fali Nariman speaks up: ‘Can’t have an EC which malfunctions’
Former judge asks why the scale of voter exclusions has not prompted the Supreme Court to halt SIR exercise, urges apex court to quickly decide on law governing Election Commission appointments
‘Completely illegal knocking out of citizen’: Former top court judge Rohinton Nariman on Bengal SIR
The former Supreme Court judge referred to the petition challenging the 2023 law on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and said the sooner it is decided, the better
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