Supreme Court Validates SIR Exercise for Fairer Elections
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, upheld the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant dismissed petitions challenging the process, which had been criticized as a potential backdoor mechanism for citizenship screening. The petitioners, including the Association for … Read more