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Time of India
24 minutes ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bihar Assembly Elections: Supreme Court warns of intervention if voter roll shows mass exclusion
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would "immediately step in" if it finds " mass exclusion " of voters in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi assured immediate "intervention" by the top court if the draft electoral roll, slated to be published on August 1 as part of SIR carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI), reveals mass exclusion of voters. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Others Data Analytics Degree Management Design Thinking Public Policy MBA Operations Management Technology others Leadership PGDM Finance Digital Marketing Data Science Product Management healthcare Healthcare Cybersecurity MCA Artificial Intelligence Project Management CXO Data Science Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT-ISB Transforming HR with Analytics & AI India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 7 Months S P Jain Institute of Management and Research CERT-SPJIMR Exec Cert Prog in AI for Biz India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 9 months IIM Lucknow SEPO - IIML CHRO India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 28 Weeks MICA CERT-MICA SBMPR Async India Starts on undefined Get Details The bench sought to allay the apprehensions of the petitioners who argued that as many as 65 lakh voters have been excluded on the ground that either they are dead or have permanently shifted their place of residence. "Your apprehension is 65 lakh odd voters will not feature. ECI is seeking correction vis-a-vis 2025 entry. We're overviewing the thing as a judicial authority. If there is mass exclusion, we will immediately step in. You bring 15 people saying they are alive, yet have been excluded, we will intervene," the bench verbally told the petitioners. The SC further said that the political parties should act as NGOs at this time to render their assistance in the process being undertaken ahead of assembly elections in Bihar scheduled to be held in November. Appearing on behalf of a petitioner, Advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the ECI has issued a press release stating 65 lakh are either deceased or have permanently shifted. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of another petitioner, argued that only ECI knew who the said 65 lakh people were. He added that it would help the cause of the petitioners if ECI mentions the name of the said 65 lakh in the draft list. The bench said, if the draft list is conspicuously silent, it can be brought to court's notice. On the other hand, the counsel for ECI submitted that once objections to the exclusion of names are considered, the real picture would emerge as to who has been excluded. He added that "people are entitled to object. 30 days' time has been given to file objections. The petitioners should assist in having the names added". Live Events Speaking for the bench, Justice Kant verbally remarked that ECI is a constitutional institution, and the presumption was it would act "perfectly in accordance with the law". Justice Kant added, "If someone omitted as dead comes and says, 'I am very much alive', we will intervene." The SC has posted the matter for resumed hearing on August 12 and 13 when it would primarily deal with issues regarding the draft electoral roll.
Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
SC seeks Centre, BCI response on PIL for four yrs LLB course like B Tech
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre, University Grants Commission and Bar Council of India on a PIL seeking a direction for setting up a legal education commission to review the syllabus, curriculum and duration of the LLB and LLM courses. SC seeks Centre, BCI response on PIL for four yrs LLB course like B Tech A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi sought the response of the Centre, UGC, BCI and Law Commission of India on the petition by September 9. The top court directed the registry to list all the pending matters on the issue together on September 9. The PIL filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay urged the top court to direct to the Centre to set up a legal education commission or expert committee to review the syllabus, curriculum and duration of the LLB and LLM Courses and take appropriate steps to attract the best talent in the legal profession. The plea further said, "New Education Policy 2020 promotes four-year graduation courses in all professional and academic courses, but BCI has not taken appropriate steps to review the existing syllabus, curriculum and the duration of the LLB and LLM courses". It said the injury caused to the students is extremely large because the five-year duration of BA-LLB and BBA-LLB courses is disproportionate to the course material. "The long period puts excessive financial burden on the middle and lower-class families and they are unable to bear such a heavy financial burden. It takes two more years for a student to become the bread-earner in his family," the plea said. "B. Tech through IITs takes four years of non-superfluous education and that too in a specified field of engineering, whereas BA-LLB or BBА-LLB through the NLU's and various other affiliated colleges consumes five years of a student's precious life while provid ing knowledge of Arts /Commerce, an unrelated and superfluous stream. Hence, the existing five-year course needs to be reviewed by the experts," it said. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
SC seeks Centre, BCI response on PIL for four-year LLB course like B.Tech
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre, University Grants Commission and Bar Council of India on a PIL seeking a direction for setting up a legal education commission to review the syllabus, curriculum and duration of the LLB and LLM courses . A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi sought the response of the Centre, UGC, BCI and Law Commission of India on the petition by September 9. The top court directed the registry to list all the pending matters on the issue together on September 9. The PIL filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay urged the top court to direct to the Centre to set up a legal education commission or expert committee to review the syllabus, curriculum and duration of the LLB and LLM Courses and take appropriate steps to attract the best talent in the legal profession. The plea further said, " New Education Policy 2020 promotes four-year graduation courses in all professional and academic courses, but BCI has not taken appropriate steps to review the existing syllabus, curriculum and the duration of the LLB and LLM courses". Live Events It said the injury caused to the students is extremely large because the five-year duration of BA-LLB and BBA-LLB courses is disproportionate to the course material. "The long period puts excessive financial burden on the middle and lower-class families and they are unable to bear such a heavy financial burden. It takes two more years for a student to become the bread-earner in his family," the plea said. "B. Tech through IITs takes four years of non-superfluous education and that too in a specified field of engineering, whereas BA-LLB or BBА-LLB through the NLU's and various other affiliated colleges consumes five years of a student's precious life while providing knowledge of Arts /Commerce, an unrelated and superfluous stream. Hence, the existing five-year course needs to be reviewed by the experts," it said.
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Business Standard
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Will step in if there is mass exclusion, SC tells EC on Bihar SIR
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would step in if there was 'mass exclusion' of voters ahead of the 1 August release of the draft electoral roll, following the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. The court observed that while the Election Commission (EC) is a constitutional authority expected to act in accordance with the law, judicial intervention would be warranted in case of large-scale exclusion. "The Election Commission of India, being a constitutional authority, is deemed to act in accordance with the law. If any wrongdoing is done, you bring it to the notice of the court. We will hear you," the court told the petitioners. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi fixed a timeline to hear a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's SIR exercise in Bihar, scheduling the hearing for 12 and 13 August. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, told the court that many individuals were being excluded from the draft electoral roll due to be published on 1 August, risking the loss of their right to vote. Bhushan submitted that the EC had claimed 6.5 million people had not submitted enumeration forms during the SIR process, having either died or permanently relocated. Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, representing the EC, countered that enumeration forms could still be submitted after the draft list's publication. The bench directed both parties—the petitioners and the EC—to file their written submissions by 8 August. On Monday, the Supreme Court had refused to stay the publication of the draft electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. However, it allowed the EC to continue accepting Aadhaar and voter ID cards during the SIR process, stating these documents have 'some sanctity.' The court is hearing petitions challenging the EC's 24 June directive ordering a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar. Under this directive, voters not listed in the 2003 electoral roll are required to submit documents proving their citizenship. Additionally, individuals born after December 2004 must furnish the citizenship documents of both parents, with further requirements if a parent is a foreign national. The court earlier observed that the petitions raise 'an important question which goes to the very root of the functioning of democracy in the country—the right to vote.'
New Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
'If there is mass exclusion of voters, we'll step in': SC on Bihar SIR; hearing to start from August 12
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Election Commission (EC) is a constitutional authority and it is deemed to act in accordance with law, but if there is mass exclusion in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the court will step in. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi fixed a timeline for considering a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's SIR exercise in Bihar, and said that hearing on the issue will be held on August 12 and 13. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioners, once again alleged that people are being left out from the draft list to be published on August 1 by the poll panel, and they will lose their crucial right of voting. Bhushan said the EC has issued a statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere. He submitted that these people will have to apply afresh for inclusion in the list. Justice Surya Kant said, "The Election Commission of India, being a Constitutional authority, is deemed to act in accordance with the law. If any wrong doing is done, you bring to the notice of the court. We will hear you."
