India|India Today | Latest Stories|May 27
Can deletion during SIR cost you citizenship? Supreme Court's big order
Upholding the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the deletion of names from electoral rolls under the exercise does not determine citizenship. The controversy began after the Election Commission launched the SIR exercise in Bihar in June last year before extending it to several states, including West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. "The ECI is directed to refer such cases within four weeks to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, for the determination of their citizenship claims," the CJI said.
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