Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain West Bengal's objection to a training module circulated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for judicial officers supervising the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State, relating to the adjudication of claims and objections to the names of persons appearing in the 'logical discrepancies' and 'unmapped' categories. The Court said there was no reason for alarm and that the process must move forward.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the State government, raised the issue through an urgent mentioning. He submitted that judicial officers had been given a module indicating what documents to consider and what not to conside...