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Summary of Important News Items and Editorials-48
THE HINDU DATED 19TH DECEMBER 2025.
1. Supreme Court on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission of India to adopt a “sympathetic view” while deciding petitions seeking extension of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Court emphasised “ground realities” such as large populations, administrative capacity, and risk of genuine voters being excluded. Petitioners from Uttar Pradesh and Kerala argued that the exercise was rushed despite elections being due only in 2027. The Election Commission maintained that it was already monitoring the situation and had granted extensions earlier, urging judicial restraint. The Court did not itself extend deadlines, reflecting respect for the ECI’s constitutional autonomy, b
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Summary of key news from The Hindu dated 19 Dec 2025: Electoral rolls revision, India-Oman trade deal, Indian recruits in Russian forces, and new rural employment bill.
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