The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it has the power and competence to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, besides there is a constitutional duty to ensure that no foreigners are registered as voters.
Browsing: SC told
Electoral registration officers have no power to determine citizenship of a voter and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls suffered from severe procedural lapses, lack of transparency, and jurisdictional overreach regarding citizenship determination, the Supreme Court was told on Thursday.
The Supreme Court has been urged by amicus curiae and senior advocate Indira Jaising to read down the statutory age of consent from 18 to 16 years.