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Bombay High Court Sets October Hearing on Maharashtra SIR Plea
The Bombay High Court agreed to hear a case about checking voter lists in Maharashtra.
This checking process is called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
Two businessmen filed the petition.
Their lawyer said many people could lose their names from the voter list.
The petition does not ask the court to stop the checking process.
Instead, it asks officials to explain why and how the process is being carried out.
The petitioners say the Election Commission of India should not make final decisions about citizenship.
They want eligible voters protected and wrongly removed names restored.
The Bombay High Court will hear a petition concerning Maharashtra’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls on October 5.
The petition was filed on behalf of two businessmen and was mentioned before Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna.
The petitioners’ counsel claimed that about 2.10 crore citizens could have their names deleted from the state voter list.
The plea seeks disclosure of the order, recorded reasons, methodology, and legal basis for the SIR exercise.
The petitioners also seek safeguards against wrongful voter exclusion and say citizenship doubts should be referred to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
- Who
- Two businessmen filed the petition; it was heard by a division bench led by Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna.
- What
- The Bombay High Court agreed to hear concerns about Maharashtra’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and possible wrongful voter exclusion.
- Where
- The matter is before the Bombay High Court in Mumbai.
- When
- The petition was mentioned on Monday, and the matter was posted for hearing on October 5.
- Why
- The petition seeks transparency about the SIR’s order, reasons, methodology, and legal basis, along with safeguards for eligible voters.
Key facts
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Next hearing
- October 5
- Exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of Maharashtra electoral rolls
- Estimated deletions claimed
- About 2.10 crore names, according to the petitioners’ counsel
- Petitioners
- Two businessmen
- Requested disclosures
- The order, recorded reasons, methodology, and legal basis for the SIR
- Citizenship concerns
- The petition says unresolved citizenship questions should go to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955
Quotes
Petitioners’ counsel
Counsel representing the two businessmen who filed the petition
“There is extreme urgency in this matter, which raises an important issue about the rights of citizens. At least 2 crore 10 lakh citizens' names are likely to be deleted from the State's voter list”
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