The senior counsel said, besides extending the deadline for Tamil Nadu, the January 19 directions passed in the Bengal matter vis-à-vis “logical discrepancies” should be extended to Tamil Nadu also. “Once we have laid down some uniform guidelines for Bengal, there is no reason it cannot be applied in Tamil Nadu. Justice Kant then said the plea would be heard on Thursday and asked the EC to be prepared with its response. Sibal urged the court to take up the Bengal SIR matter on Monday, to which the bench said: “We have already issued comprehensive directions. It will be a mockery of the system.”The judge added that the matter relating to Bengal could be heard on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Source: The Telegraph January 29, 2026 05:00 UTC