INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 14th APRIL 2026

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INDIAN EXPRESS DATED 14th APRIL 2026.

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1.     Supreme Court scrutiny of Bengal’s SIR underscores the democratic cost of exclusion

The most significant political-constitutional development is the Supreme Court’s sharp concern over voter deletions in West Bengal under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Bench noted that if a winning margin in a constituency is 2% but deletions affect 15% of the electorate, the impact on democratic legitimacy becomes serious. The logic of the court’s intervention is not merely procedural fairness but protection of the substantive right to vote, which it described as tied to nationality, patriotism, and participation in democratic government. The stand emerging from the report is one of judicial caution against allowing electoral urgency to override due process. The gist is that the SIR is no longer just an administrative exercise; it has become a constitutional issue involving trust, fairness, and the possibility of wrongful exclusion affecting results. The Court’s indication that a supplementary list may be considered shows that electoral finality cannot come at the cost of democratic injustice.

2.     The fear outside Bengal’s tribunals shows how electoral verification has become an existential question