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Supreme Court to hear plea on September 21 against deletion of 47 lakh voters in Delhi SIR
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on September 21 a plea challenging the deletion of names from Delhi's electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision exercise. Petitioners say 47 lakh names were deleted and notices were issued to 33 lakh people.
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on September 21 a plea against the deletion of names from the electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it would hear the matter on Monday, as other matters related to SIR exercises are also listed next week. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared for petitioners Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri. He submitted that out of 47 lakh people whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll in Delhi, the poll panel has issued notices to 33 lakh people. The writ plea was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution. It alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19 and 21, as well as constitutional rights under Articles 325 and 326.
- Supreme Court
- Special Intensive Revision
- Delhi SIR row
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Supreme Court to hear plea on September 21 against deletion of 47 lakh voters in Delhi SIR
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on September 21 a plea challenging the deletion of names from Delhi's electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision exercise. Petitioners say 47 lakh names were deleted and notices were issued to 33 lakh people.
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on September 21 a plea against the deletion of names from the electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it would hear the matter on Monday, as other matters related to SIR exercises are also listed next week. Advocate Prashant Bhushan appeared for petitioners Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri. He submitted that out of 47 lakh people whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll in Delhi, the poll panel has issued notices to 33 lakh people. The writ plea was filed under Article 32 of the Constitution. It alleged violations of fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19 and 21, as well as constitutional rights under Articles 325 and 326.
- Supreme Court
- Special Intensive Revision
- Delhi SIR row
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