The bench was led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and also included Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi. While Divan made his submissions before the court, Mamata stood along with Trinamool’s Serampore MP and senior counsel, Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, keenly watching the proceedings. Hearing the CJI speak, Mamata said: “Sir, the problem is always our lawyers fight a case and they are fighting from the beginning. So many times… I have written six letters to Election Commission including all the details, but no reply, sir. She also asked in the Supreme Court why poll-bound Assam was left out from the states where the SIR exercise is on.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 14:50 UTC