West Bengal SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today at 10.30 AM a batch of petitions related to the WestBengal SIR, including CM Mamata Banerjee's plea raising issues inter-alia about characterization of voters in the 'logical discrepancy' list

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J Vipul Pancholi.

A PIL by 'Sanatani Sangsad' seeking deployment of state police officials under ECI till publication of final roll also listed before the bench. The ECI has filed a counter in this case, alleging violence, intimidation and obstruction in SIR duties in West Bengal.

On the last date, given a "trust deficit" between the state govt and ECI, the Court directed appointment of judicial officers for adjudication of claims/objections in the SIR process of the state

Publication of final list of voters, so far as the process is completed, was allowed on the scheduled date of Feb 28.

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