SIR Row: Judges Clash Over SIR Exercise, Voter Deletions and Disenfranchisement | Gyanesh Kumar

The brief

A debate has emerged surrounding the Special Intensive Revision exercise after differing perspectives were voiced regarding the deletion of voters from electoral rolls. Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticised mass disenfranchisement, terming arbitrary deletions unconstitutional and highlighting that voting rights remain central to Indian democracy under Articles 14 and 326. He warned that depriving citize…