SC upholds EC's power to conduct SIR, says exercise necessary for free and fair polls
Public Lokpal
May 27, 2026
SC upholds EC's power to conduct SIR, says exercise necessary for free and fair polls
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the power of the Election Commission of India to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls, saying that it "advances the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections".
It can't be said that the poll panel acted outside statutory powers by exercising SIR, observed a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant.
"We are unable to conclude that the impugned exercise is a process resorted to solely for administrative convenience. On the contrary, we hold that the electoral SIR advances the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections," the bench said.
PTI