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The SIR-linked appellate tribunals successful West Bengal person disposed of lone 6,581 cases, astir 0.26% of the astir 25 lakh appeals filed against decisions taken by judicial officers during the electoral rotation revision exercise, authoritative information showed connected Thursday (May 21, 2026).
Of the cases decided by 12 of the 19 tribunals till May 14, 4,043 appeals were allowed, meaning names of astir 61.5% of disposed cases made it backmost to the electoral rolls, portion 1,267 were rejected, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) data. The presumption of implicit 1,200 remaining cases among the disposed matters was not instantly wide from the data.
The tribunals were constituted connected March 20, pursuing Supreme Court directions to found an appellate mechanics for grievances arising retired of the revision process. Kolkata North and Kolkata South unneurotic accounted for 1,777 disposals, making up astir 27% of the full cases decided truthful far.
The tribunal handling the 2 electoral districts was headed by retired Calcutta High Court Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, who resigned connected May 7, citing idiosyncratic reasons. More than 51,000 appeals stay pending successful the 2 districts. Murshidabad and Malda, which recorded ample numbers of appeals and deletions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, reported comparatively debased disposal figures. Murshidabad saw 112 appeals disposed of retired of much than 6.29 lakh filed, portion Malda recorded 185 disposals against implicit 5.26 lakh pleas.
According to officials, hearings were conducted done some online and offline modes, though carnal appearances remained limited.The fig of disposed appeals has risen to astir 10,000, though updated authoritative figures are yet to beryllium released, they said.
“The appellate process follows the Supreme Court directives, and we are making each effort to guarantee eligible electors person an accidental to contiguous their cases,” a elder Election Commission authoritative said. Another EC functionary said the revision workout was aimed astatine improving the integrity of the electoral rolls.
“The Special Intensive Revision was undertaken to code discrepancies and guarantee greater accuracy and transparency successful the voters’ list,” the authoritative said. The Supreme Court had connected February 20 directed judicial involution successful the revision exercise, observing a spot shortage betwixt the Election Commission and the past West Bengal authorities implicit the mentation of electoral rolls.
Acting connected the apex court’s directions, the Calcutta High Court recommended astir 700 judicial officers to analyse cases flagged during the revision process. These officers scrutinised appeals of much than 60 lakh electors identified done the ECI’s verification process for alleged inconsistencies successful identity-related documents.
Ahead of the assembly elections held connected April 23 and 29, implicit 27 lakh names were deleted from the electoral rolls pursuing the verification exercise.
