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Former Judges Panel to Examine SIR Electoral Roll Revision

Former Judges Panel to Examine SIR Electoral Roll Revision
SIR electoral roll revision: Former SC judges to examine validity and impact · CNBC TV 18

A group of five former judges will study a change to electoral rolls called SIR.

Electoral rolls are lists of people who can vote.

The group will check whether the revision exercise is valid.

It will also study how the exercise could affect people.

Justice Madan B. Lokur will lead the group.

Justice AK Patnaik is another former Supreme Court judge on the panel.

Three former High Court judges will also serve on it.

The articles do not provide the panel’s timeline or location.

Key facts

Panel size
Five members
Chair
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur
Supreme Court members
Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice AK Patnaik
Other members
Justice Badar Durrez Ahmad, Justice Rekha Sharma and Justice Anjana Prakash
Subject of review
The SIR electoral-roll revision exercise
Review focus
Validity and impact

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