New Delhi, April 24 -- While hearing cases regarding West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, the Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, lauded the 92 per cent voter turnout and lack of violence during the state's Assembly elections.

"As a citizen of India, I was very happy to see the percentage of voting," said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. "When people exercise the right to vote, this strengthens the democratic setup."

The bench, also comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, was hearing a batch of petitions, including the one filed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, related to the SIR of electoral rolls in the state.

He made the remarks when senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee pointed out tha...