Bengal SIR: ‘Will seek report from Calcutta HC Chief Justice’: Supreme Court on appellate tribunals’ functioning

New Delhi, 20/4: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would seek a report from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court as a counsel claimed that the appellate tribunals are not functioning as per the top court’s order.

The appellate tribunals were constituted to hear appeals filed against exclusions/inclusions in the electoral rolls of West Bengal after the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission.