WB SIR: SC directs EC to submit data on appeals pending before tribunals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission (EC) to submit data on the pendency and disposal of appeals by tribunals challenging exclusion or inclusion in electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, observing that they need to be adjudicated in a time-bound manner.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked the poll panel to explain what steps are being taken to streamline the mechanism for disposing of pending appeals and how many additional tribunals are required.
"Let the Election Commission file a reply specifying how many appeals are pending before Tribunals.
The pending appeals be segregated, and it may be disclosed as to how many appeals at the instance of voters who were excluded/included or their cross appeals," it said.
The EC will also explain how many additional tribunals are required to be constituted, the bench said.
During the hearing, senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, appear
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