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Dec 9, 2025
Supreme Court hearing on SIR LIVE: Tamil Nadu seeks extension of enumeration forms phase
The Hindu
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 9, 2025) resumed its hearing on pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
In its previous hearing, the petitioner side challenging the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise claimed that the Election Commission of India has morphed into a "despot" that has transformed a "suspicion" about the purity of the electoral roll into a massive countrywide survey which may not only lead to disenfranchisement but also statelessness for many.
The Election Commission (EC), on the other hand, has asserted its authority to "assess citizenship" for registration in electoral rolls. The poll body has maintained that its plenary power to scrutinise citizenship flows directly from Article 324, which empowers it to supervise and control the conduct of elections. It has also contended that the authority of Parliament to make laws on elections under Article 327 must align with the EC's plenary powers.
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The petitioner side challenging the constitutionality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise claimed in the Supreme Court on December 2, 2025, that the Election Commission of India has morphed into a "despot" that has transformed a "suspicion" about the purity of the electoral roll into a massive countrywide survey which may not only lead to disenfranchisement but also statelessness for many.
SIR hearing: Can 'doubt' of impurity in voter rolls lead to statelessness, ask petitioners
Supreme Court hears concerns over Special Intensive Revision, questioning if suspicion of impurity could lead to disenfranchisement and statelessness.
