India, July 17 -- The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether people whose names have been removed from electoral rolls during the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can also be denied access to government welfare schemes.

The issue came up after a petition alleged that some individuals were losing benefits such as ration support solely because their names were deleted from voter lists.

A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that the matter raises an important constitutional question, as access to welfare schemes cannot automatically depend on a person's inclusion in the electoral roll. While considering the petition, the court questioned the legal basis for linking voter registration with eligibility f...