SC rejects plea to advance hearing on Bengal SIR ahead of byelections

Economic Times - Sep 28, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to advance the hearing of pleas challenging the pendency of appeals linked to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, ahead of the October 6 bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar.

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