Mamata Banerjee in Supreme Court for SIR case: LIVE UPDATES

The Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in various States.

Notably, the hearing in petitions related to the SIR in West Bengal may see Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee make arguments. She has moved an interlocutory application seeking permission to appear and argue in person and is present at the Supreme Court, along with her lawyers.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi is hearing the matter.

Banerjee had earlier filed an Article 32 petition challenging the SIR process. Among other prayers, she has sought a direction that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections be conducted on the basis of the existing electoral rolls instead of rolls that will be revised after SIR. She has also sought urgent directions to halt the deletion of voters from the electoral rolls.

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