3 weeks ago
SC asks Calcutta High Court to consider judge's security request
The Supreme Court is a very important court in India.
It asked the chief judge of another court in Calcutta to look into making a retired judge safe.
That retired judge is helping solve problems with the voter list in West Bengal.
Sometimes people's names are missing from the list or spelled wrongly.
The Election Commission updated the voter list before the Assembly elections.
Because the retired judge has a big responsibility, they asked for security.
The Supreme Court is keeping an eye on how these voter list problems are handled.
Nineteen groups of judges were set up to hear people's complaints about the list.
Those judges can look at new papers people bring with them.
They can also choose their own way of working on each appeal.
The Supreme Court requested Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty to examine retired judge Ananya Kanti Roy Saraswati's security request.
Saraswati heads one of 19 appellate tribunals hearing appeals from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
The SIR was conducted by the Election Commission of India ahead of the recently concluded Assembly elections in West Bengal.
The Supreme Court bench comprised Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana.
The tribunals, headed by former Chief Justices and senior judges, were constituted to hear inclusion and exclusion appeals, including 'logical discrepancies' such as name spelling differences.
- Who
- The Supreme Court of India, Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, and retired judge Ananya Kanti Roy Saraswati
- What
- The Supreme Court requested the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice to consider the security request of the retired judge heading an electoral appellate tribunal
- Where
- West Bengal, at the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court
- When
- On Friday, during the Supreme Court's continuing monitoring of electoral roll disputes after the recently concluded Assembly elections
- Why
- The retired judge sought adequate security in view of the responsibilities being discharged while adjudicating appeals from the Special Intensive Revision process
Key facts
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice V. Mohana
- Security applicant
- Justice (Retd.) Ananya Kanti Roy Saraswati
- Number of appellate tribunals
- 19
- Process
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Conducted by
- Election Commission of India
- Location
- West Bengal









