Guwahati, May 27 -- By NEW NOW NEWS

Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ruling that the exercise falls within the constitutional and statutory authority of the poll body and is aimed at protecting the integrity of the electoral process.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi held that the SIR exercise does not violate the provisions of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1950, or the rules framed under it. The court observed that the ECI is empowered to undertake such a revision under Article 324 of the Constitution along with Section 21(3) of the RPA.

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