Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The deadline for publication of the first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy” category passed on Monday midnight, with the list yet to be made public.Earlier in the evening, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, had informed mediapersons that the list might be available on the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) central server between 9 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. on Monday.However, th…
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Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” will be published later on Monday.As per statistics available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, till Sunday night, the judicial adjudication process had been completed for 28,06,000 cases, and all these cases will be mentioned in the first supplementary under the “approved” and “rejected” categories.An insider f…
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the Eid festival on Saturday morning, the West Bengal Chief Minister criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state and also launched a scathing attack against Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, claiming that the latter was the principal mastermind behind the revision exercise.“I will never allow either the BJP or the Prime Minister to snatch away your voting rights. He often describes certain people as infilt…
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification announcing the constitution of 19 Appellate Tribunals to hear objections on decisions taken by judicial officers during ongoing adjudications of cases classified under the “logical discrepancy” category during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, which is heading for a two‑phase Assembly poll next month. The notification stated: “In pursuance of the order dated 10.03.2…
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Despite the Election Commission of India (ECI) having decided to release the first supplementary list of voters whose cases were submitted for judicial adjudication on Friday, uncertainty persists over the action.The earlier decision of the ECI was that the first supplementary list would be published on Friday on the basis of the judicial adjudication process completed by the night of March 19. However, an insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Wes…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order to set up Appellate Tribunals to hear voters’ appeals, saying a door closed by the Election Commission has now been opened. She described the order as a new ray of hope for people whose names were deleted or kept under adjudication categories due to ‘logical discrepancy’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.“The door that was firmly shut has opened a little. Thi…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the constitution of Appellate Tribunals, comprising former High Court Chief Justices and judges, to hear appeals against exclusions from the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound West Bengal. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant clarified that decisions taken by judicial officers during the SIR process cannot be challenged before any executive or administrati…