New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the basis on which persons are being issued notices under the "logical discrepancies" category during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi and sought the poll panel's response to a batch of pleas challenging the exercise.

The Court also directed the ECI to file a status report on the steps taken and asked it to follow its interim directions issued in the Bihar and West Bengal SIR matters.

A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana was hearing pleas challenging the manner in which the Delhi SIR is being conducted, including the issuance of notices to voters without di...