Tag: Bihar
Understanding Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision: Key Features and Why it is in Controversy
The paper investigates the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls of the State of Bihar and its constitutional provisions of the Constitution of India and the Representation of the People Act 1950. It details major specifications such as house-to-house checks, paper-based requests, even the debate of its timing, disenfranchisement it may cause to the disadvantaged communities.
PUCL Moves Supreme Court Against ECI’s Electoral Roll Revision in Bihar
The article is an analysis of the PUCL Supreme Court case concerning a challenge filed against Electorship roll revision by ECI in Bihar. It looks at questions of the rushed procedure, paperwork limitation, and possible disenfranchisement of the vulnerable populations. The article brings out the legal framework and also the vital role played by the Supreme Court in balancing between electoral integrity and electoral laws with the general rights of the democracies.