SC intervenes in West Bengal SIR impasse, appoints judicial officers to oversee claims on voter list revisions

The Supreme Court of India (SC) stepped in to resolve a standoff between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Government of West Bengal over the deputation and rank of officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The Court on Friday (February 20) observed that it was ‘nearly impossible’ for it to determine the prescribed rank of officials to be deployed by either side, given the extraordinary nature of the circumstances surrounding the proceedings.

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