SC: Nothing wrong in deleting dead or those who've shifted
The Supreme Court of India ruled that removing deceased or duplicate voters from electoral rolls is a necessary administrative process. The court clarified that local body elections in Andhra Pradesh will proceed based on the most current finalized voter list available at the time of notification.
Why it matters
This decision reinforces the integrity of electoral rolls and provides legal clarity for upcoming local government elections.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said there is nothing wrong in deletion of names of the dead, and those who have either shifted out from the ward or duplicate names during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls but said that on the date of notification of elections, the voter list which is final - either the post-SIR list or the one on Jan 1, 2026, would be used for local body polls in Andhra Pradesh.A bench of chief justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana refused to entertain YSR Congress Party's appeal against Andhra Pradesh high court's decision rejecting its plea for deferment of local body elections till finalisation of SIR of electoral rolls.The bench said SIR is a necessity as those who have passed away or shifted cannot be allowed to vote in the wards.
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