Supreme Court upholds SIR exercise as an advancement towards free and fair elections
The Supreme Court upheld the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as a constitutional measure to ensure free and fair elections. The court dismissed claims that the SIR was a covert attempt to conduct citizenship screening. This ruling supports the ongoing SIR process affecting millions of voters across multiple states.
- ▪The Supreme Court upheld the SIR exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India.
- ▪The court dismissed concerns that the SIR was a backdoor method for citizenship screening.
- ▪The SIR process is set to impact 51 crore voters across 12 States and Union Territories.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) upheld the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as an exercise done by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in furtherance of the Constitutional principle of free and fair elections.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant dismissed the petitioners’ view that SIR was a surreptitious, backdoor move to conduct citizenship screening in the name of cleaning up the electoral roll off aliens.Bihar SIR Supreme Court hearing updates - May 27, 2026The petitions had accused the ECI of arbitrarily assuming powers to “determine citizenship” while overriding limitations clearly prescribed in parliamentary laws, rules and its own manual without providing “any good reason”.The Supreme Court judgment upholding the constitutionality…
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