India Supreme Court Electoral Roll Revision

The India — Supreme Court of India has intervened in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in India — West Bengal, allowing the India — Calcutta High Court to deploy civil judges and requisition judicial officers from India — Jharkhand and India — Odisha to address 80 lakh claims and objections. This decision comes amidst a 'trust deficit' and 'blame game' between the India — West Bengal government and the India — Election Commission of India. The India — Supreme Court of India also directed the India — Election Commission of India to bear the expenses for the deployed officers and permitted the publication of the final electoral roll on February 28, with provisions for supplementary lists. The court invoked its plenary powers under Article 142 to ensure the timely completion and integrity of the electoral process, also clarifying that India — Aadhaar cards and Madhyamik admit cards are acceptable as identity documents.