India, Oct. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a writ petition challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra. The court declined to pass ex parte orders extending the date for claims and objections or restraining the Commission from publishing the final voters' list.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana posted the matter for November 5.

Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar, appearing for petitioner Arun Anandagiri, submitted that of about 9 crore voters in the state, nearly 33 per cent, or 3 crore, had been struck off after the draft rolls were published, and 1.22 crore voters were deleted on the gro...