West Bengal's SIR Implementation Lags Behind Other States: Chief Justice

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant remarked that except for West Bengal, the implementation of the SIR has been smooth in all other states. There has not been much litigation on the SIR from other states. CJI Surya Kant made this observation during the hearing in the case related to West Bengal SIR. At the same time, the lawyers of the state say that the'logical anomaly'has been implemented only in West Bengal. At the same time, the hearing in the SC on the West Bengal SIR case in the Supreme Court has been postponed until April 1. During the hearing, CJI Surya Kant said that the SIR process in West Bengal is still incomplete. At the same time, the CJI cited a news report that the process has been completed smoothly despite different political parties being in power in other states. Voting for the 294-member assembly in West Bengal is scheduled for April 23 and 29 and counting will take place on May 4. During the hearing, senior lawyer and leader of the court, Menaka C M Guruswamy, urged the West Bengal government to consider extending the date of removal of names from the voters'list so that they can be considered.