Petition asks Bombay High Court to halt Maharashtra voter-list exercise
A petition before the Bombay High Court seeks a stay on the Special Intensive Revision in Maharashtra and the restoration of deleted voter names. Petitioners say they raised objections repeatedly about registration, deletions, database management, officials’ work and the software used.
A petition before the Bombay High Court has sought a stay on the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, in Maharashtra and the restoration of names removed from voter lists. The petitioners, identified in the supplied material as Mr Sandhu and Mr Joshi, said they recorded objections on 14 occasions over a period of 10 months. Their objections concerned voter registration, the deletion and restoration of names, the voter database, the work of officials responsible for registration and the software processes involved, according to The Hindu.
The petition therefore raises questions about the administration of the voter-registration exercise and asks the court to intervene while the issues are considered. The supplied material does not state when the petition was filed, how many names are affected, or whether the Bombay High Court has issued an order on the request. It also does not include a response from election authorities.
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