{
  "id": 12099785,
  "title": "'Democracy in 'great peril': Former SC judge on SIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/democracy-in-great-peril-former-sc-judge-on-sir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/democracy-in-great-peril-as-malfunctioning-ec-deletes-voters-former-sc-judge-justice-rohinton-fali-nariman/articleshow/134688265.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has raised concerns about the state of democracy in India, as he warned that the country is in \"great peril\" due to the removal of voters from electoral rolls. Nariman, speaking at an event in Rajkot, expressed alarm over the \"malfunctioning\" of the Election Commission (EC) and questioned the process through which election commissioners are appointed. He highlighted the recent deletion of around 90 lakh voters in West Bengal, where only 8,649 cases were upheld by appellate tribunals, leaving 93% of the cases decided in favor of the removed voters. Nariman emphasized that the right to vote is at the heart of democracy and expressed hope that the Supreme Court would intervene to rectify the situation. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, also speaking on the issue, described large-scale disenfranchisement as \"intrinsically arbitrary\" and struck at the very heart of the Constitution.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}