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SC Declines Urgent Hearing on West Bengal SIR Pleas Ahead of October 6 Bypolls
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News18•28-09-2026, 15:45
SC Declines Urgent Hearing on West Bengal SIR Pleas Ahead of October 6 Bypolls
- •The Supreme Court declined to advance the hearing of pleas concerning the pendency of appeals arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
- •Bypolls in Rejinagar and Nandigram assembly constituencies are scheduled for October 6.
- •A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana stated the matter would be taken up on October 5.
- •More than 18,000 appeals against the exclusion of names from electoral rolls are pending before appellate tribunals.
- •The counsel argued that affected voters could miss exercising their franchise for a second time due to the pending appeals and the proximity of the bypolls to the proposed hearing date.
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The Supreme Court declined to advance the hearing for pleas concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, stating that the matter will be taken up as scheduled on October 5.
Bypolls in the Rejinagar and Nandigram assembly constituencies in West Bengal are scheduled to be held on October 6.
There are more than 18,000 appeals pending against the exclusion of names from the electoral rolls that have not yet been disposed of by the appellate tribunals.
