New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee has approached the Supreme Court seeking relief in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in the state by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, with the counsel requesting that the plea be listed on Tuesday, in view of the fact that multiple petitions challenging SIR in other states are already scheduled to be heard tomorrow.
At the outset, Justice Surya Kant observed that the Bench is currently seized only of the Bihar SIR proceedings, adding that any decision on listing matters relating to West Bengal lies with Chief Justice of India BR Gava...