West Bengal Congress Moves Supreme Court Against Electoral Roll Revision
West Bengal Congress mentioned a plea before Supreme Court alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, as Justice Surya Kant noted that listing of the matter rests with the CJI
West Bengal Congress Moves Supreme Court Against Electoral Roll Revision, Seeks Relief Over Alleged Irregularities
The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) has approached the Supreme Court seeking relief against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
The plea, filed amid concerns over alleged irregularities in the revision process, was mentioned before a bench of Justice Surya Kant.
During the brief hearing, counsel for the WBPCC submitted that several citizens had approached the party raising concerns about the conduct of the SIR exercise, prompting the move to seek judicial intervention. Counsel further pointed out that the SIR-related matters are already listed for hearing tomorrow.
Justice Surya Kant, however, noted that the decision to list a matter for hearing is entirely within the prerogative of the Chief Justice of India (CJI), who is the master of the roster.
When the counsel clarified that the SIR case is already reflected in the cause list for tomorrow, i.e. November 11, and that one of the petitions pertains to West Bengal, Justice Kant observed that the Bench is presently seized of the Bihar SIR case. He added that whether the West Bengal SIR matter will also be taken up by the same bench or a different one is for the CJI to decide.
The counsel further informed the Court that both the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu SIR matters are listed before the same Bench.
Justice Kant responded that the bench would verify the listing details.
Notably, on November 7, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a plea filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Tamil Nadu.
The matter is slated for hearing on Tuesday, i.e. November 11. It was mentioned before a bench led by CJI BR Gavai.
The order of ECI dated October 27, 2025 has directed for an SIR to be conducted in various States and Union Territories such as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and the State of Tamil Nadu.
Notably, the Court is also seized of a batch of petitions challenging the SIR is Bihar.
The SIR orders based the order and guidelines issued on 24.06.2025 of the Election Commission of India if not set aside, can arbitrarily and without due process disenfranchise lakhs of voters from electing their representatives, thereby disrupting free and fair elections and democracy in the country, which are part of the basic structure of the Constitution, Supreme Court has been told.
Mentioning Date: November 10, 2025
Bench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi