Supreme Court says legality of EC's 'logical discrepancy' checks in SIR remains undecided
A Supreme Court bench involving Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana addressed the legality of the Election Commission's logical discrepancy checks in SIR. The court stated that its previous decision to allow this category in West Bengal was only an interim measure. It further clarified that a previous ruling regarding the SIR exercise in Bihar did not resolve all legal questions. The legal status of these checks remains undecided.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said its earlier decision allowing the Election Commission to use the category in West Bengal was only an interim measure. It also clarified that the court’s ruling on the SIR exercise in Bihar had not settled every legal question surrounding the revision process.