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The Supreme Court volition proceed to perceive pleas challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful assorted States successful India, connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are among the 12 States and Union Territories included successful the 2nd signifier of the SIR exercise, announced connected October 28. The destiny of 51 crore voters is astatine stake.
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The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) issued announcement connected a plea filed by MDMK laminitis and erstwhile Rajya Sabha subordinate Vaiko challenging the determination of the Election Commission of India to behaviour the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful Tamil Nadu. It further asked State High Courts to support successful abeyance immoderate proceedings connected petitions challenging the workout successful Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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In the erstwhile proceeding connected November 11, 2025, the Supreme Court, led by Justice Surya Kant heard pleas challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI’s) determination to behaviour a pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The DMK, done Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, and the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), represented by Prashant Bhushan, were the superior petitioners. The EC complained astir parallel hearings successful assorted High Courts (HCs), prompting the Supreme Court to petition that HCs defer proceedings connected the validity of the SIR successful their respective States.
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