West Bengal SIR case: Calcutta HC informs Supreme Court that 47 lakh objections disposed of till March 31
While hearing the matter, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said they have received a letter from the chief justice of the high court on Tuesday.
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been disposed of till March 31.
While hearing the matter, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said they have received a letter from the chief justice of the high court on Tuesday.
"We are quite happy and very optimistic about the facts and figures," the CJI said.
The CJI said the high court chief justice has informed that around 1.75 lakh to 2 lakh objections are being dealt with everyday.
The apex court also said the chief justice of the high court has apprised that by April 7, all objections will be decided.
The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court further apprised the Supreme Court that approximately 175,000 to 200,000 objections are being considered on a daily basis and all objections will be disposed of by April 7.
The top court is hearing a batch of pleas relating to the ongoing SIR in West Bengal. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for April 6.