SC REJECTS ADDITION OF 7 LAKH NEW VOTERS IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI ,20 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an oral plea made against the addition of nearly 7 lakh new voters in West Bengal using Form 6 after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Making an oral mention before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice […]
TOP COURT REJECTS PUNISHMENT FOR NOT VOTING
NEW DELHI,16 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) plea seeking penalties against citizens who do not vote in elections. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi disposed of the petition filed by Ajay Goel, […]
No Interim Relief to 27 Lakh Deleted Voters in West Bengal
NEW DELHI, 14April 2026 ,In a significant development ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday declined to grant interim voting rights to nearly 27 lakh voters whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice […]
SC WON’T INTERFERE UNLESS WINNING MARGIN LESS THAN NUMBER OF EXCLUDED VOTERS
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday remarked the Election Commission of India (ECI) created a “logical discrepancy” list of doubtful voters only during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, sitting on a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, added […]
SC NOTICE ON BIOMETRIC, FACIAL RECOGNITION FOR VOTING
NEW DELHI,13 April 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a contentious proposal seeking the introduction of biometric authentication and facial recognition systems in India’s voting process, issuing notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation that could reshape the mechanics of electoral […]
DECODING BHADRALOK VIEWS ON SIR IN BENGAL
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : In Kolkata’s social vocabulary, a particular group has long held a special place – the ‘bhadralok’, or what is often referred to as the ‘madhyabitta’ (middle-class). In English-language discourse, this social class was once described as the “middling class”, and the term later evolved into the “educated middle class”, sometimes […]
OVER 84 LAKH VOTERS ADDED IN FINAL UP SIR LIST
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : Uttar Pradesh’s electorate grew by over 84 lakh to 13.39 crore after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to the final voter list published on Friday. Addressing a press conference at the Lok Bhawan Media Centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said the […]
REPOLL IN ASSAM’S KARIMGANJ NORTH
NEW DELHI,11 April 2026 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday ordered a repoll for Assam’s Karimganj North following a detailed post-poll scrutiny of Form 17A and other poll-day records. According to the ECI, the repoll is scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, April 11. The Commission stated that the scrutiny of documents […]
Concentrate On Profession : SC Declines To Entertain 25 PILs Filed By One Lawyer
New Delhi, 10April 2026: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain 25 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions filed by advocate Sachin Gupta, asking him to focus on his legal profession instead of filing multiple pleas on a wide range of subjects. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul […]
SEVEN-MINUTE MEETING OF TRINAMUL CONG AND POLL BODY CHIEF
NEW DELHI ,9 April 2026 : Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) told his party’s delegation to “get lost” during a brief encounter on Wednesday. The claim has triggered a political storm over what transpired behind closed doors as the party raised concerns about election impartiality. The meeting […]
