Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Former Judges Panel to Examine SIR Electoral Roll Revision
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.
A five-member commission will examine the SIR electoral-roll revision exercise.
The panel will assess the validity and impact of the revision.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur will lead the commission.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Patnaik is also a member.
The other members are Justices Badar Durrez Ahmad, Rekha Sharma and Anjana Prakash.
- Who
- A five-member panel of former judges led by Justice Madan B. Lokur.
- What
- The panel will examine the validity and impact of the SIR electoral-roll revision exercise.
- Why
- To assess whether the electoral-roll revision exercise is valid and what impact it may have.
- 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