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ECI Cannot Rely Upon Article 324 To Justify SIR When RP Act Does Not Recognise Present Process : Petitioners To Supreme Court

Anmol Kaur Bawa

27 Nov 2025 8:29 PM IST

    • ECI Cannot Rely Upon Article 324 To Justify SIR When RP Act Does Not Recognise Present Process : Petitioners To Supreme Court

    'How can BLOs determine citizenship?' asked the petitoners.

    In the petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission of India, the petitioners told the Supreme Court today that the ECI does not have the powers under the Representation of the People's Act, 1950, to carry out the SIR in the present manner.Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued that the...

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    Supreme CourtCJI Sury Kant and Justice Joymalya BaghchiBihar SIRChallenge to SIRArticle 324 of the ConstitutionSection 21 Represnetation of the People ActRepresentation of the People Act
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