Class 10 Admit Cards with Pass Certificate Valid as ID: SC in West Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court ruled that Madhyamik admit cards must be paired with pass certificates for voter verification amid a revision removing over 5.8 million voters, court records show.
- On February 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of India clarified Madhyamik admit cards may be submitted with the pass certificate for verification during West Bengal's SIR.
- On February 20, the Supreme Court involved the judiciary due to a trust deficit between the Mamata Banerjee government and the EC, deploying judicial officers after more than 58 lakh voters were removed.
- Local judicial officers signalled familiarity with the admit-card data, as an advocate raised concerns about admit cards as standalone IDs and West Bengal judges noted birth and parentage details in Class 10 admit cards.
- The EC was authorised to publish the final list on February 28, 2026, with 250 judicial officers beginning work and judges from Odisha and Jharkhand assisting.
- EROs and AEROs must submit documents received before February 14 to presiding judicial officers by February 26, 2026 5 PM; verification will follow the EC's October 27, 2025 SIR notification with continuous supplementary lists.
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Class 10 admit cards with pass certificate valid as ID: SC in West Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court clarified that Class 10 admit cards with pass certificates can serve as supplementary identity documents in West Bengal's SIR exercise. The court allowed the deployment of additional judicial officers to address claims and objections by February 28.
Class 10 admit cards with pass certificates can be used as ID in Bengal SIR: SC
Addressing concerns raised by lawyers over whether such admit cards could be treated as standalone identity proof, the court reiterated that the admit card would only serve as a supplementary document.
Class 10 admit cards accompanied by pass certificates can be used as ID: SC in West Bengal SIR
When advocate DS Naidu expressed concerns about whether admit cards can be permitted to be a standalone identity document, the court said it will only be a supp
Madhyamik admit card can be submitted along with pass certificate, SC clarifies in West Bengal SIR
The court also directed that verification documents which have not been uploaded so far, and received before February 14, should be submitted by EROs/AEROs by 5 p.m. on February 26, 2026
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