SC Notice to Centre, EC on Plea Challenging SIR in Maharashtra
The court said deleted voters can re-register without prosecution as it agreed to hear a challenge to Maharashtra’s roll deletions on Nov. 5.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court orally assured Maharashtra voters deleted during the Special Intensive Revision that they will not face prosecution for filing Form 6 to re-register as electors.
- The Bench heard that thousands of voters in Mumbai and Pune were marked absent and subsequently deleted from electoral rolls because of ongoing home redevelopment projects in both cities.
- Senior advocate Arvind Datar reported 20,688,487 electors were excluded, citing 3,500 redevelopment projects in Mumbai and 1,500 in Pune as sources of 'person not found' and 'logical discrepancies' errors.
- The Supreme Court agreed to urgently hear the plea challenging the Maharashtra SIR on November 5, as Datar argued that forcing deleted voters to file as fresh voters could trigger prosecution.
- Notices were issued to the Election Commission of India and the Centre regarding the mass exclusion, which affected over 21 percent of the state's nearly 97.9 million registered voters during the revision.
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‘Nearly 3 Crore Names Deleted From Maharashtra SIR’: Supreme Court Issues Notice To EC
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition raising concerns over alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. The matter will now be heard on November 5.</p> <p>The petitioner had sought an early hearing, citing November 6 as the date scheduled for publication of the final electoral rolls.</p> <p>A bench compr…
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Times of IndiaSC notice to Centre, EC on plea challenging SIR in Maharashtra
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Maharashtra and issued notices to the Centre and Election Commission. The petitioner alleged large-scale voter deletions, including those of people temporarily relocated during redevelopment. The matter will be heard on November 5.
SC Seeks ECI’s Response on Plea Alleging Deletion of 33% Voters in Maha SIR; Refuses to Extend Date for Claims, Objections
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana has however issued notice to the ECI seeking response on a plea filed by petitioner Arun Anandagiri alleging that 33% voters have been deleted from the voter rolls in the State under the ECI’s SIR exercise. India News | SC Seeks ECI’s Response on Plea Alleging Deletion of 33% Voters in Maha SIR; Refuses to Extend Date for Clai…
The Supreme Court has sought responses from four parties, including the Election Commission, on a petition challenging the SIR of the Maharashtra voter list. The court will hear the case on November 5th, where allegations of deletions and alleged irregularities in the list will be considered.
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