SIR in Bengal, Feb. 20 -- Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the deployment of judicial officers, including retired judges, to ensure the smooth conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipin Pancholi observed that there was a clear lack of coordination between the state government and the Election Commission of India (ECI), noting that there is a "trust deficit between two constitutional functionaries - that is the State government and the Election Commission of India," reported Bar and Bench.

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