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Supreme Court and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls
খবরে কেন?
Who controls the electoral rolls? The Article 324 power the Supreme Court is probing in SIR
SC scrutiny of SIR raises questions on fairness of roll revision.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2003; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Supreme Court's observations on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls have raised constitutional questions about fairness in roll revision, including how voters are treated as ineligible.
The Election Commission derives its powers over electoral rolls from Article 324.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- Article 324 vests superintendence, direction and control of electoral rolls and elections in the Election Commission.
- The Supreme Court is scrutinising the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
- Article 326 provides for elections on the basis of adult suffrage.
- Article 327 empowers Parliament to make laws on elections; Article 329 bars courts from interfering in electoral matters.
- The core concern is fairness in how voters are treated as ineligible during roll revision.
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls in the Election Commission.
- Article 326 provides that elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies shall be on the basis of adult suffrage.
- Article 327 empowers Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to the Legislatures.
- Article 329 bars courts from interfering in electoral matters.
মেইনস
GS2 (Polity): Elections and constitutional bodies. The issue is whether special intensive revision of rolls treats voters fairly when marking them ineligible; Article 324 gives the Election Commission wide powers, but these must respect Article 326 (adult suffrage) and the principles of natural justice. The implication is a risk of wrongful exclusion; the way forward is transparent procedure, notice and hearing before deletion, and effective judicial oversight.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court's opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly Elections (in the year 2002)?
- Article 142
- Article 143
- Article 144
- Article 145
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: B
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
The Supreme Court is examining the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission under which constitutional provision?
- Article 326
- Article 327
- Article 324
- Article 329
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: C — Correct: Article 324 — Article 324 vests superintendence, direction and control of electoral rolls and elections in the Election Commission. • Article 326 — wrong: Article 326 provides for adult suffrage as the basis of elections, not for the Commission's powers. • Article 327 — wrong: Article 327 empowers Parliament to make laws on elections; it does not vest control in the Commission. • Article 329 — wrong: Article 329 bars courts from interfering in electoral matters, which is a different subject.
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