Delhi SIR: Supreme Court flags 'mechanical' notices
The Supreme Court has questioned the manner in which notices were issued during the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi. A three-judge bench, consisting of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, suggested that the ECI should implement additional filters before sending notices to voters.
They also proposed allowing voters to respond via WhatsApp and email, in addition to assistance from booth level officers. The logical discrepancy category, which is not defined in the ECI's roll rulebooks, was introduced in 2025 and is used to flag voter records with data inconsistencies or mathematical/scientific gaps. These discrepancies are often identified through software/machine readings, resulting in multiple notices being sent to individuals.
The ECI has yet to establish clear criteria for determining logical discrepancies, which are usually flagged automatically by machines.
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