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Tribunal Judges Raise Serious Concerns Over Election Commission Portal Flaws
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News18•06-10-2026, 09:58
Tribunal Judges Raise Serious Concerns Over Election Commission Portal Flaws
- •Judges of Supreme Court-ordered tribunals in West Bengal have complained about severe flaws in the Election Commission digital portal.
- •The tribunals were formed to hear appeals of nearly 2.7 million voters deleted during the SIR process.
- •Judges highlighted issues such as inability to send notices, lack of virtual hearing facilities, and failure to upload or save documents securely.
- •The technical hurdles have significantly slowed down the disposal of appeals, with only a fraction of cases resolved so far.
- •Complaints and meeting minutes were officially sent to the Election Commission and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
Key Questions Answered
Judges complained that the portal lacks critical functionalities like sending notices, saving additional documents securely, conducting virtual hearings, reinstating deleted voters, and allowing appellants to download orders.
The Supreme Court ordered the creation of 19 tribunals consisting of retired High Court judges to hear appeals regarding deleted voters.
The Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that a total of 3.831 million appeals were filed, with only 126,000 disposed of by September 10.
