The Supreme Court has permitted a petitioner to take his plea to the Calcutta High Court, alleging that individuals excluded from West Bengal's special electoral roll revision are being removed from ration lists. The state's Food and Supplies Department initiated a verification drive to identify and delete ineligible Public Distribution System beneficiaries, linking it to electoral roll outcomes. This move potentially impacts several beneficiaries.

Supreme Court directs petitioners to address West Bengal's ration access issues linked to SIR at Calcutta High Court.

The petitioners argued that 35 lakh to 60 lakh beneficiaries would become ineligible if the state government applies the new criterion.