New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it is open to extending the deadline for publication of draft electoral rolls in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, if the circumstances warrant such relief.
The observation came from Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, who heads the bench alongside Justice Joymalya Bagchi, while hearing multiple petitions challenging the legality and timing of SIR exercises across several states.
The remark followed apprehensions raised by parties in the West Bengal matter, who noted that the case had been listed for December 9, the same date on which the draft rolls are scheduled to be published under the SIR timeline.
Responding to these concer...