'Right to Vote at Great Peril': SC Ex-Judge Justice Nariman on EC Functioning
Bhuyan said the special intensive revision could deny genuine electors their right to vote, as 22.2 lakh excluded voters appealed to be restored.
- Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman warned on Sunday that voter roll revisions threaten constitutional voting rights, urging the Supreme Court to urgently review the CEC Act's validity and stating the "Election Commission cannot malfunction like this."
- The CEC Act grants the government a 2:1 majority in appointing commissioners, a structure Nariman called a "red flag" that allows the government to dominate the selection process over the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- Nariman highlighted concerns about 13.8 crore voters removed from rolls across 31 states and Union Territories. In West Bengal, 90 lakh voters were disenfranchised, with deletions outnumbering victory margins in half the seats won by the BJP.
- Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan stated that deleting names "without notice and hearing" is "intrinsically arbitrary" and violates Articles 326 and 14, arguing the right to vote is "intertwined with India's long years of struggle against foreign rule."
- Amid public outcry, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected 14 times in 10 months to poll panel decisions, while protesters demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the intensive revision handling.
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'Right to vote at great peril': SC ex-judge Justice Nariman on EC functioning
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has voiced serious concerns regarding the Election Commission's functioning, stating that the right to vote is 'at great peril'. He called for the Supreme Court's intervention to address 'disturbing developments' within the poll panel, particularly citing issues like voter disenfranchisement during electoral roll revisions and the controversial appointment process of Election Commissioners.
"90 Lakh Voters Were ‘Disenfranchised’ In WB To Help Centre", Claims Ex-Supreme Court Judge Rohinton Nariman; But TMC Won 13 Of 20 Seats With Highest Deletions
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman insinuated the public over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), particularly in the context of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as reported in LiveLaw. However, the electoral outcome in the Assembly constituencies that recorded the highest number of […]
After Ujjal Bhuyan, SC ex-judge Fali Nariman speaks up: ‘Can’t have an EC which malfunctions’
Former judge asks why the scale of voter exclusions has not prompted the Supreme Court to halt SIR exercise, urges apex court to quickly decide on law governing Election Commission appointments
Times of India
PressNewsAgencyDemocracy in peril as voters illegally ousted: Former SC judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman expressed concerns regarding the functioning of the Election Commission in India. He highlighted the issue of illegal removal of voters from electoral lists, especially in West Bengal. Nariman noted that 90 lakh voters were disenfranchised, with many not having access to justice. He emphasized the need for reform in the appointment process of election commissioners to ensure fairness.
Sitting SC Judge Bhuyan and Ex-Judge Nariman Raise Alarm Over SIR and Right to Vote
NEW DELHI – Amid the ongoing protests over the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which has led to large-scale deletions of voter names across states, a sitting Supreme Court judge and a former apex court judge have voiced strong criticisms, emphasising the constitutional importance of the right to vote. […]
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