A senior ECI official said the Commission conducts special revisions of electoral rolls under Section 21(3) of the 1950 Act, a provision that, according to the official, has been upheld by courts acro ...
Rawat was reacting to a news report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had repeatedly objected to decisions and orders issued without their knowledge.
Seeking immediate withdrawal of the provision, Brittas said a statutory form, being part of subordinate legislation, cannot be altered through administrative or software changes.
The poll panel has also strongly defended the SIR process, rejecting concerns raised by United Nations Special Rapporteurs over its transparency and fairness.
