Supreme Court asks judicial officers to be deployed for West Bengal SIR

The Supreme Court intervened in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, citing a "stalemate" between the state government and the Election Commission (EC). The court ordered the deployment of serving and retired judicial officers to hear appeals from voters whose names were removed from the draft roll. The court also requested the High Court Chief Justice to hold a meeting with relevant officials to ensure the completion of the SIR process by February 28th, allowing for publication of cleared names in the electoral roll. The court acknowledged that this move may impact pending cases but emphasized the urgency of completing the SIR process.