Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with ECI's Decision to Keep 2002 as Base Year for SIR in Sikkim
The court said it would not shift the Special Intensive Revision base year mid-exercise and noted no other aggrieved person joined the challenge.
- The Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation on Monday, refusing to interfere with the Election Commission's decision to use 2002 as the base year for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Sikkim.
- In May 2026, the Election Commission mandated the Special Intensive Revision across 16 States, using 2002 as the base year because it was the last revision conducted in Sikkim, though petitioners sought 1993 to address demographic anomalies.
- Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that voters enrolled in 2002 have participated in subsequent elections without dispute, while the Bench stated the "goal post cannot be shifted in the middle of the exercise."
- While dismissing the petition from the Sikkimese Mulniwasi Surakacha Sangh, the Bench stated the NGO could approach the Election Commission to seek a "reasonable exemption" for Sikkim.
- The ongoing revision process has removed more than 37,000 voters from draft rolls, with the final electoral roll scheduled for release on September 6 following the August 4 deadline for claims and objections.
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SC backs ECI’s 2002 electoral roll reference year for Sikkim SIR
Gangtok: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s decision to use the 2002 electoral roll as the reference point for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Sikkim. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing […] The post SC backs ECI’s 2002 electoral roll reference year for Sikkim SIR appeared first on EastMojo.
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with ECI’s 2002 SIR base year in Sikkim, cites uniform policy and ongoing exercise
The petitioners argued that Sikkim’s demographic profile and constitutional history were distinct from those of other states. They also questioned whether the electoral data corresponded with the state’s demographic figures.
SC refuses to interfere with ECI's 2002 SIR base year in Sikkim
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 17, refused to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s decision to fix 2002 as the base year for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Sikkim. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana dismissed a PIL filed by ‘Sikkimese Mulniwasi Surakacha Sangh’, an NGO, seeking a direction to the poll panel to consider 1993 as the base year instead of 2…
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