The Supreme Court on Monday (February 12), taking note of the response of the Election Commission of India, closed the proceedings relating to the issue of duplication of names in electoral rolls. The bench noted that there exist adequate measures for the aggrieved voters to approach the Registration Officer in the event of any error or deletion of their names in the voters’ list.
Mr Amit Sharma appearing for the ECI drew the attention of the Court to the directions passed by the Chief Electoral Officer, U.P regarding the revision of electoral rolls of assembly constituencies where the guidelines issued on 29.5.2023 by the ECI were notified to be continued, as opposed the contention of the petitioners that the guidelines dated May 29, 2023 of the ECI have not been followed.