Overview
- Rejecting an objection from the Trinamool Congress, the Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Election Commission’s training of judicial officers, urging trust in their independence.
- The Election Commission will publish West Bengal’s post‑SIR rolls on February 28 showing each entry as approved, deleted or under adjudication, with those pending adjudication barred from voting until cleared.
- Roughly 60 lakh entries have been sent for judicial scrutiny, with several hundred West Bengal officers at work and about 200 more being requisitioned from Jharkhand and Odisha to expand capacity.
- The Supreme Court clarified that a Madhyamik (Class 10) admit card counts only when accompanied by the pass certificate and ordered EROs/AEROs to hand all pending documents to presiding judicial officers by 5 pm on February 26.
- Judicial officers posted in border districts sought stronger protection as the CEO said central forces will be available from March 1 for law‑and‑order support if required.