Supreme Court upholds SIR exercise as an advancement towards free and fair elections
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चर्चा में क्यों
The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, rejecting claims that it was a backdoor for citizenship screening.
पृष्ठभूमि
The Supreme Court ruled that the ECI has the authority to verify citizenship during electoral roll management to ensure free and fair elections. The court directed the ECI to refer purged names from the Bihar SIR to the Centre for adjudication to restore names of verified citizens.
प्रीलिम्स के लिए तथ्य
- संस्थाElection Commission of India (ECI) is the body responsible for conducting electoral roll revisions.
- तथ्यThe Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was specifically conducted in Bihar to address population changes and migration.
- संविधानThe Supreme Court upheld the SIR as constitutional for maintaining the integrity of electoral rolls.
मेन्स के लिए
Q. Discuss the constitutional significance of the Election Commission's power to verify citizenship during electoral roll revisions to ensure the integrity of the democratic process.
उत्तर के आयाम
- Institutional autonomy: Balancing ECI's mandate to maintain accurate rolls against allegations of administrative overreach.
- Due process: Ensuring a mechanism for adjudication of purged names to protect the franchise of genuine citizens.
- Data integrity: Addressing challenges of migration and population shifts in maintaining accurate voter databases.
कीवर्ड: Electoral Integrity · Constitutional Validity · Right to Franchise · Administrative Autonomy · Adjudication Process
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