India, Sept. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to take steps to "inspire confidence" among voters in Delhi's ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, questioning whether notices issued to 3.3 million electors were being sent "mechanically" or were even "computer generated".

The court asked the EC to clarify the category of "logical discrepancy" and also asked the poll panel to examine whether the notices clearly told voters what information or documents would suffice to answer the discrepancies flagged against them. It directed the Election Commission to file a status report on the steps taken to address the concerns.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices ...