A Booth Level Officer (BLO) checks the filled enumeration forms astatine a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) assistance table successful Thripunithura. File.
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Thulasi Kakkat
The Supreme Court connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) resumed its proceeding connected pleas challenging the Election Commission’s determination to behaviour Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
In its erstwhile hearing, the petitioner broadside challenging the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout claimed that the Election Commission of India has morphed into a “despot” that has transformed a “suspicion” astir the purity of the electoral rotation into a monolithic countrywide survey which whitethorn not lone pb to disenfranchisement but besides statelessness for many.
The Election Commission (EC), connected the different hand, has asserted its authorization to “assess citizenship” for registration successful electoral rolls. The canvass assemblage has maintained that its plenary powerfulness to scrutinise citizenship flows straight from Article 324, which empowers it to supervise and power the behaviour of elections. It has besides contended that the authorization of Parliament to marque laws connected elections nether Article 327 indispensable align with the EC’s plenary powers.
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December 09, 2025 11:27
Hearing begins, T.N. seeks hold of enumeration forms phase
Tamil Nadu says galore person travelled to Sabarimala and would beryllium backmost lone by Pongal from the pilgrimage. The State seeks an hold of the enumeration forms phase.
December 09, 2025 11:25
Recap from erstwhile hearing: Can ‘doubt’ of impurity successful elector rolls pb to statelessness, inquire petitioners
The petitioner broadside challenging the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout claimed successful the Supreme Court connected December 2, 2025, that the Election Commission of India has morphed into a “despot” that has transformed a “suspicion” astir the purity of the electoral rotation into a monolithic countrywide survey which whitethorn not lone pb to disenfranchisement but besides statelessness for many.
SIR hearing: Can ‘doubt’ of impurity successful elector rolls pb to statelessness, inquire petitioners
Supreme Court hears concerns implicit Special Intensive Revision, questioning if suspicion of impurity could pb to disenfranchisement and statelessness.
Published - December 09, 2025 11:23 americium IST
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