Supreme Court’s Intervention in Election Commission of India’s Procedural Failures

• The Supreme Court of India ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish the names of 65 lakh voters excluded from Bihar’s draft electoral roll.

• The order underscores the ECI’s failure to follow natural justice principles and the hasty implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

• No consolidated list of excluded electors has been provided, and no reasons have been provided against each name.

• Significant anomalies have been identified, with a higher number of women excluded than men.

• Reports indicate that several voters have been wrongly identified as dead or not enumerated despite valid voter IDs and proof of residence.

• The Court’s intervention provides a meaningful way for excluded voters to address their anomalous situations.

• The ECI still insists on enumerated voters being vetted based on the availability of one of 11 indicative documents, which does not include the universally available Aadhaar or ration cards.

• The court’s order also highlights the ECI’s use of non-transparent means to conduct the SIR, making it difficult for civil society to parse the electoral rolls.

SC Intervenes in EC Procedures is important topic for Civil service exam (WBCS).

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