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News Topical, Digital Desk : The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of petitions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, which is part of the electoral process.
According to the Supreme Court's agenda for April 13, these petitions will be heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Jaymalya Bagchi. On April 10, the top court had agreed to hear on April 13 a fresh petition along with pending petitions challenging the Election Commission's suspension of voter lists ahead of the assembly elections.
The commission has finalized the list on April 9.
The Election Commission has adjourned and finalised the electoral list for the assembly seats going to polls in the first phase on April 9. The assembly elections in Bengal will be held in two phases on April 23 and 29 and the votes will be counted on May 4.
What does suspension of voter list mean?
The suspension of the electoral roll means that no person can be added to the voters' list for this assembly election. On Monday, the bench will also hear a suo motu case related to the 'gherao' of seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise in Bengal's Malda district.
The apex court had ordered the NIA to take over the cases related to the 'siege' of seven judicial officers in Malda.
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