Supreme Court’s Decision On SIR And Voting In Bengal: Supreme Court gave a big order on SIR and Voting in Bengal, now these people will also get the right to vote.

New Delhi. In Bengal, the Supreme Court has given a major decision using the powers of Article 142, so that those whose names were removed from the voter list during the SIR process, are not deprived of voting in the assembly elections. The Supreme Court has ordered that while hearing the appeals of such people, the tribunal adds their names to the voter list even two days before voting, then those people will have the right to vote. The court has set a deadline for this.

The apex court said that the tribunal should give its decision by April 21 for the voters of the first phase of elections and complete the disposal by April 27 on the appeals of the people related to the second phase of elections. Let us tell you that assembly elections are to be held in Bengal in two phases, in the first phase voting is to be held on 23 April and in the second phase on 29 April. This decision of the Supreme Court has raised the hopes of those lakhs of people whose names have been removed from the voter list due to some reason during the intensive revision campaign, to exercise their franchise.

The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to issue a supplementary voter list for such people. The court said that the right to vote is not only constitutional but also emotional. The Supreme Court has clarified that the right to vote will not be denied merely because the appeal is pending, but only the final decision of the tribunal will be valid. On the other hand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed this order of the Supreme Court and said that from the beginning I was asking everyone to be patient. Today the Supreme Court has issued the order, I am proud of the judiciary.