The Supreme Court continues hearing on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across several States.
In its previous sitting on December 11, the court said that “migration” stated in the SIR order could include crossings into India, underscoring the ECI’s reason to verify citizenship. The question was directed at senior advocate Raju Ramachandran and advocate Prasanna S., appearing for Tamil Nadu CPI(M) leader P. Shanmugam.
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Chief Justice Kant had noted that an SIR was being held after two decades and said there were limits to judicial interference in the process. The SIR was not an “annual feature”.
Krishnadas Rajagopal reports from the Supreme Court.
