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- The Supreme Court of India will hear appeals on 21 September against the removal of about 47 lakh voters from Delhi's electoral rolls during a special intensive revision.
- The Election Commission published the draft Delhi voter list on 31 August, cutting names from about 1.45 crore voters, with most removals for shifted or absent voters, about 2.82 lakh for deaths, and over 1.41 lakh for duplicate registrations.
- The Court will also hear a plea by Dara Singh, convicted for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha's Keonjhar, seeking a reduction of his sentence.
- A petition by the Enforcement Directorate over an alleged obstruction during its 8 January search at the I-PAC office in Kolkata, naming Mamata Banerjee and other officials for alleged interference, is also listed.
- The outcomes will shape voting rights for lakhs in Delhi, the sentence of a convict in a landmark religious violence case, and questions about the powers of investigating agencies.
What to watch next
- What the Election Commission says about publishing the names and reasons for the 33 lakh voters who received notices
- The Supreme Court's decision on Dara Singh's sentence reduction plea
- The Court's view on the ED's complaint of obstruction during the I-PAC search
What changed2
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Hindustan Times3d ago[1]
SC to hear on Sep 22 plea against Delhi SIR exerciseAmar Ujala3d ago[2]
सुप्रीम कोर्ट: दिल्ली एसआईआर पर 21 सितंबर को सुनवाई, मतदाता सूची से 47 लाख नाम हटाए जाने के खिलाफ हुई है अपील
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Prashant Bhushan
advocate
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“They have not disclosed the names of people which is why some people get notices and some do not. They have also not disclosed the basis of putting them under the logical discrepancy category”
In the article
…the exercise, with the authorities now proposing to issue notices to another 33 lakh voters whose names figure in the draft roll but have been flagged under the categories of “no papping” and “logical discrepancies”. “ They have not disclosed the names of people which is why some people get notices and some do not. They have also not disclosed the basis of putting them under the logical discrepancy category ,” Bhushan contended. The CJI said the matter would be heard on Tuesday, September 22, when other SIR-related cases are also listed, adding that the fresh plea “will certainly have precedence” as it was a new matter.…
“दिल्ली में करीब 47 लाख मतदाताओं के नाम हटाए गए हैं, जिनमें से 33 लाख लोगों को नोटिस जारी किए गए हैं, लेकिन चुनाव आयोग ने नोटिस पाने वालों के नाम और नाम हटाने के आधार सार्वजनिक नहीं किए हैं”
In the article
…न्यायाधीश सूर्यकांत की अध्यक्षता वाली तीन सदस्यीय पीठ ने कहा कि मामले की सुनवाई सोमवार को होगी, क्योंकि एसआईआर से जुड़े अन्य मामले भी अगले सप्ताह सूचीबद्ध हैं। याचिकाकर्ता की ओर से अधिवक्ता प्रशांत भूषण ने दावा किया कि दिल्ली में करीब 47 लाख मतदाताओं के नाम हटाए गए हैं, जिनमें से 33 लाख लोगों को नोटिस जारी किए गए हैं, लेकिन चुनाव आयोग ने नोटिस पाने वालों के नाम और नाम हटाने के आधार सार्वजनिक नहीं किए हैं । मसौदा सूची से हटाए गए 47 लाख नाम चुनाव आयोग ने 31 अगस्त को एसआईआर के तहत दिल्ली की मसौदा मतदाता सूची प्रकाशित की थी। इसमें कुल करीब 1.45 करोड़ मतदाताओं में से 47 लाख नाम हटाए गए। आयोग के अनुसार, इनमें 43.32 लाख से…
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Why it matters3
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- Delhi voters and Election Commission electoral roll uncertainty· weeks
- Shiv Sena factions leadership legal uncertainty· weeks
- I-PAC and Enforcement Directorate regulatory scrutiny· weeks
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Named India · Delhi Chief Electoral Officer · Election Commission of India · Graham Staines · I-PAC · Shiv Sena · Amrita Johri · Anjali Bhardwaj · Dara Singh · Eknath Shinde · Enforcement Directorate · Kajal Giri · Mamata Banerjee
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