THE HINDU DATED 14TH JANUARY 2026

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THE HINDU DATED 14TH JANUARY 2026.

1. Supreme Court on voter deletion and citizenship determination
The Supreme Court’s scrutiny of the Election Commission’s powers during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls raises fundamental constitutional concerns regarding citizenship, due process, and voting rights. The immediate trigger was the deletion of nearly 6.5 crore names from draft rolls across several States. The Court questioned whether an Electoral Registration Officer’s inquisitorial inquiry into citizenship could precede or influence the Union government’s exclusive authority under the Citizenship Act to decide on deportation or loss of citizenship. The logic of the judicial concern l