Former SC judge Nariman flags voter deletion as 'illegal' ahead of apex court hearing
· India · Times of India, Indian Express
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman warned that citizens' right to vote was in peril due to illegal removals from electoral rolls. He cited that 93% of 1.2 lakh adjudicated deletion cases in West Bengal were decided in favour of voters, indicating they were wrongfully removed. The former judge highlighted that 90 lakh voters were disenfranchised during the Bengal elections, with 22 lakh filing appeals. He also flagged that election commissioner appointments remain under the Centre's control, raising concerns over independence. Nariman expressed hope the Supreme Court would intervene to rectify the prevailing system ahead of Monday's hearing on the SIR controversy.
Why it matters
Voter deletions directly disenfranchise citizens, particularly in West Bengal where 90 lakh were removed, potentially altering election outcomes and denying marginalised groups access to justice.
Read the original report — Times of India
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