NEW DELHI: (Sep 18) More than 37 lakh appeals against deletion or inclusion of names in West Bengal’s electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision remain pending, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court.
The poll panel, in its response affidavit, said the apex court-appointed tribunals have disposed of only about 1.02 lakh of the 38.20 lakh appeals filed so far.
On July 17, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana entertained a plea filed by Prasenjit Bose, chairperson of the SIR committee of the West Bengal Congress, on the issue.
Source: PTI News
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