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Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemes

Justice Bagchi noted that the Supreme Court’s Bihar SIR judgment established that the ECI cannot decide citizenship for voting rights and must refer such matters to the Ministry under the Citizenship Act

· 7/17/2026, 7:51:36 AM· 2 min read
Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemes
Justice Bagchi noted that the Supreme Court’s Bihar SIR judgment established that the ECI cannot decide citizenship for voting rights and must refer such matters to the Ministry under the Citizenship Act
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