New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state and alleging large-scale disenfranchisement of genuine voters. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, sought the poll body’s response and post…
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New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached the Supreme Court for the case hearing of a petition challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in the poll-bound state.She has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of political bias and adopting an authoritarian approach in conducting the SIR.Heavy security has been deployed near the entrance gate of the Supreme Court, as the hearing into S…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A post by Trinamool Congress on the party’s official social media handle has triggered speculation on the possibility of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presenting her arguments in the Supreme Court during the case hearing on Wednesday before a three-judge bench on her petition against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in the state.The tentative time of the hearing in the matter is after 11 a.m. The petition had been filed against the Election Commission o…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a batch of petitions challenging the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026. As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will take up the matter for hearing on January 29. Earlier in the day, CJI Surya Kant had agreed to list for hearing a plea challenging the sa…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended until July 31 the tenure of a committee it had appointed to oversee humanitarian concerns, including issues relating to women and children, arising from the sectarian strife in Manipur. The committee comprising three women judges — J&K High Court’s former Chief Justice Gita Mittal, Bombay High Court’s retired judge Shalini Phansalkar Joshi, and Delhi High Court’s former judge Asha Menon — was tasked with collecting informatio…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In an extraordinary exercise of its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, aimed at doing “complete justice”, the Supreme Court has granted relief to a widow who lost her husband during the second wave of Covid-19 by permitting her to settle a bank loan on relaxed terms and directed the Central Bank of India to release the title deeds of her residential property upon payment of a reduced amount. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymal…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, especially the verification of voters under the “logical discrepancies” category, is conducted transparently and without causing undue hardship to citizens. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed the poll body to publish the names of persons who have…