The EC will have to publish the list of voters served notices under logical discrepancy.”He added: “Today, we have defeated them in court. In a message on X, Abhishek wrote: “We wholeheartedly welcome the landmark direction of the Supreme Court to the Election Commission. This much-needed intervention has dealt a decisive blow to the cruel, politically motivated and deeply unjust SIR process. “With due respect to the Election Commission, an inhuman situation was being created by them,” Sen told The Telegraph Online. The three-member bench of the Supreme Court instructed the state’s director-general of police to ensure that the SIR hearing process is held seamless across the state with no disruption in the law and order.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2026 11:19 UTC