- February 9, 2026
Supreme Court Grants More Time For Bengal SIR Scrutiny, Show-Causes DGP Over Threats Flagged By EC
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SC extended the deadline for West Bengal’s final electoral roll under SIR by one week, issued a show-cause notice to the Director General, and directed more time for hearings.
File photo of the Supreme Court. (PTI/File)
The Supreme Court on Monday extended by one week the deadline for publication of the final electoral roll in West Bengal under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), pushing it beyond the earlier cut-off of February 14.
The court said the final voter list could not be published on February 14, noting that the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) had already written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) seeking additional time to complete the hearing process. The apex court also directed that the time for hearings be extended.
The Supreme Court also sought a personal affidavit from the West Bengal Director General of Police and issued a show-cause notice asking him to respond to the Election Commission’s affidavit alleging threats and violence against officials engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties.
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The Supreme Court on Monday heard the plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state scheduled to be held this year.
Questioning the legality of the SIR process, Chief Minister Banerjee, in her petition has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting with political bias and alleged that the manner in which the voter revision exercise is being carried out would result in the deletion of names of lakhs of voters belonging to marginalised sections of society.
She has sought interim directions restraining the poll body from deleting the name of any voter during the SIR exercise, particularly those placed under the “logical discrepancy” category.
In the previous hearing, the apex court had issued notice to the ECI on CM Banerjee’s plea and posted the matter for further hearing on Monday.
February 09, 2026, 16:51 IST
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