West Bengal SIR : Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Exclusion From Final Electoral Roll

Some persons from West Bengal have filed petitions in the Supreme Court challenging their exclusion from the voters' list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.

Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy mentioned the petition(s) before the Chief Justice of India for urgent hearing. CJI Surya Kant however wondered if the Supreme Court can sit in appeal over the decision of the authorities, bypassing the statutory remedies. Guruswamy explained that the orders have not been served on the petitioners and hence they are deprived of the remedies.

The CJI agreed to list the matter tomorrow, along with the other West Bengal SIR cases.

On February 28, the final voter list of West Bengal was published, with about 63 lakh names deleted. Over 60 lakh names were said to be under adjudication.

Last month, the Supreme Court deployed judicial officers for the adjudication of claims and objections in the SIR process.

Case Title: Om Prakash Shaw and Ors. v. ECI and Anr., Diary No.14114/2026, Bilkis Tarafdar v. ECI, Diary No.14042/2026