Supreme Court hearing on SIR LIVE: Bench to continue hearing petitions challenging exercise

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Electoral unit segregate forms of the peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, successful Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu | Photo Credit: -

The Supreme Court continues proceeding connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) determination to undertake a peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls crossed respective States.

In its erstwhile sitting connected December 11, the tribunal said that “migration” stated successful the SIR bid could see crossings into India, underscoring the ECI’s crushed to verify citizenship. The question was directed astatine elder advocator Raju Ramachandran and advocator Prasanna S., appearing for Tamil Nadu CPI(M) person P. Shanmugam.

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Chief Justice Kant had noted that an SIR was being held aft 2 decades and said determination were limits to judicial interference successful the process. The SIR was not an “annual feature”.

Krishnadas Rajagopal reports from the Supreme Court.

Highlights from the December 11 hearing

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December 16, 2025 13:16
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The Union Government connected Monday (December 15, 2025) defended the peculiar intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the Rajya Sabha and said the guiding rule for the workout was cosmopolitan big franchise. During a treatment connected electoral reforms, the Opposition, meanwhile, continued to onslaught the Centre implicit the SIR.
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Recap: Supreme Court says ‘migration’ successful SIR bid whitethorn see crossings into India
The Supreme Court connected Thursday (December 11, 2025) said that “migration” stated successful the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) bid could see crossings into India, underscoring the Election Commission of India’s crushed to verify citizenship.
“The cities successful India are much urbanised, economically viable for our neighbouring populations. Will not the question of these populations crossed the planetary borderline magnitude to ‘migration’?” Justice Joymalya Bagchi, portion of a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, asked.
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