Former Calcutta High Court Judge Included In West Bengal SIR Supplementary List After Initial Omission

Former Calcutta High Court judge Sahidullah Munshi and his family member's names have recently been included in the supplementary list for the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the West Bengal State Assembly Polls to be held in April-May.

This comes days after the former judge had flagged his and his family's non-inclusion from the initial SIR list, even after participating in the scrutiny process and presenting all the requisite documents, according to several reports.

In the supplementary list dated 27th March 2026, accessed exclusively by Live Law, Justice Munshi and his family's names have been reflected as part of the electoral roll, as an amendment to the initial list published on 28th February 2026, which had omitted their names.

Justice Munshi, who was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in 2013, served on the bench for 7 years, before retiring in September 2020, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Auqaf in West Bengal.

Notably, the Supreme Court had earlier directed that Appellate Tribunals comprising former High Court Chief Justices and former High Court Judges be constituted to hear appeals against exclusions in the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, after concerns were raised about the absence of an independent appellate mechanism.