Supreme Court makes a major statement on the process: "No intention of deportation."

NEW DELHI Tarikh: 21 January 2026

Election Commission (ECI) ne Supreme Court mein chal rahi sunwayi ke dauran saaf kiya hai ki desh bhar mein chal raha SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process sirf electoral rolls (voter list) ko sudhaarne ke liye hai, na ki kisi ko desh se nikalne ke liye.
Mukhya Baatein (Key Highlights):
Sirf Election Ke Liye Verification: ECI ne Court ko bataya ki voter citizenship verification ka maksad sirf itna hai ki voter list mein sirf valid Indian citizens ke naam hon. Iska intention kisi bhi vyakti ko deport (desh se bahar nikalna) karna nahi hai.

"Liberal aur Soft-Touch" Approach: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi ne ECI ki taraf se kaha ki ye inquiry bahut hi "liberal" aur "narm" (soft) hai. Ye koi court jaisi kadi jaanch (judicial inquiry) nahi hai, balki sirf identity aur residency check karne ka ek tarika hai.

West Bengal Case Par SC Ka Sakht Rukh: Supreme Court (CJI Surya Kant aur Justice Joymalya Bagchi) ne Bengal mein 1.25 crore voters ko "logical discrepancies" ke naam par notice bhejne par chinta jatayi thi. Court ne order diya hai ki:
ECI ko un sabhi logon ke naam Panchayat aur Block offices mein publicly display karne honge jinhe notice mila hai.

Logon ko dur safar na karna pade, isliye documents jama karne ke liye local level par hi vyavastha karni hogi.

Agar kisi ke documents mein galti milti hai, toh use apni baat rakhne ka poora mauka (opportunity of hearing) diya jaye.

Citizenry Ke Liye Iska Kya Matlab Hai?

ECI ke is bayan se un logon ka darr kam hoga jo SIR ko NRC (National Register of Citizens) jaisa maan rahe the. ECI ne saaf kiya hai ki unka kaam sirf ye dekhna hai ki kaun vote dene ke layak hai, citizenship status par final faisla dena Home Ministry ka kaam hai, ECI ka nahi.