WB SIR

Supreme Court reserves verdict in petitions challenging SIR across States

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Farasat addressed the Court on whether the ECI can determine citizenship of a person through SIR. “It is entirely within the discretion of the Government. In the absence of a register of citizens, the question that necessarily arises is: how does any authority, including the Election Commission, go about determining citizenship, assuming it seeks to … Read more

Is ECI’s power to hold SIR untrammelled, beyond judicial review? Supreme Court asks

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Today, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, arguing for the ECI, argued that the ECI is permitted by law to conduct SIR. However, the Court asked whether in that process, ECI is exempted from following its rules. Dwivedi responded that the RP Act itself prescribes a procedure. “Are sub-section (2) of Section 21 and sub-section (3) of … Read more