Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Writ Petitions of Election Duty Officers in West Bengal

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain writ petitions of 65 election duty officers in West Bengal , whose names were deleted from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), despite being enlisted as electoral officers in the ongoing elections.The court asked them to approach the Appellate Tribunals set up for appeals against such exclusions.The bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, passed the order on Friday.