New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- In a significant relaxation of its February 20 order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to additionally deploy Civil Judges (Senior and Junior Division) with at least three years' experience to adjudicate claims and objections relating to voters in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi clarified that this direction is in continuation of, and in addition to, its earlier order directing deployment of District Judges and Additional District Judges, including retired judicial officers for the adjudication of claims and objections of the perso...