The Supreme Court also sought a status report on alleged incidents of violence in the State. The top court also ordered the Election Commission to publish the processed list of electoral rolls on February 28. Read | Trinamool Congress accuses Election Commission of violating spirit of Supreme Court order on documents for SIRIn the previous hearing on February 14, the Supreme Court ordered an extension of the time for objections by a week from February 14 in the West Bengal SIR case. The Supreme Court also asked West Bengal to respond to allegations of violence committed against EC officials. Recently, TMC president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally pleaded before a Bench of the Chief Justice of India against the poll roll cleanup exercise in her State.

Source: The Hindu February 20, 2026 16:54 UTC