India, March 10 -- Hearing a batch of pleas related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reacted sharply to the applications filed before it alleging pendency of claims before judicial officers given the task of SIR of electoral rolls in the state and asked "how dare" it happen.

Asking the state government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure logistical support is provided to judicial officers, the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stated the top court would not tolerate attempts to question the integrity of judicial officers.

"Your application is premature and it shows as if you don't have trust. How did you dare ...