New Delhi, April 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said that if a candidate wins by a margin of 2 percent and 15 per cent of voters are unable to vote due to their exclusion from the electoral rolls, it would be a matter of concern and may require closer scrutiny. The Court also observed that voters in West Bengal appeared to be "sandwiched" between two constitutional authorities - the State government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) - due to a "trust deficit".
A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing pleas arising out of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal and the functioning of the Appellate Tribunals, which are tasked with deciding over 34 lakh appeals, wit...