Hyderabad, Oct. 5 -- A voter in Telangana was dropped from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) without ever being sent a notice, and the High Court now wants the Election Commission of India (ECI) to explain why.

A division bench of Justice P Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda on Monday, October 5, directed the poll body to give reasons for the deletion, according to LiveLaw. The bench was hearing a writ petition filed by activist MQ Masood and another petitioner challenging the way the SIR is being conducted in the state, reported Live Law.

Of the two petitioners, one has been left out of the roll without any notice or explanation. The other received a notice, replied to it and attended a hearing, b...