Deletion from electoral rolls does not mean loss of citizenship, Supreme Court reiterates

New Delhi17/7: Amid concerns over the large-scale denial of welfare benefits to those affected by Special Intensive Revision and Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s caution that it may affect such excluded voters, the Supreme Court on Friday.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi, and V Mohana was considering a petition filed by Prasenjit Bose seeking directions to streamline and make more accessible the appellate process for lakhs of electors whose names are deleted.