On Friday, the Supreme Court of India declined to hear a plea from individuals, including 65 election duty officers, whose names were deleted from the voter list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. The three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, instructed the petitioners to seek redress through appellate tribunals established to handle such cases. The petitioners argued that their names were removed arbitrarily, which could prevent them from voting in elections. However, the bench maintained that the appellate tribunals should be approached for resolution. The court also highlighted that only 136 appeals have been resolved out of 27 lakh (2.7 million) filed, which was deemed unfortunate. CJI Kant encouraged petitioners to seek urgent hearings from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court for those excluded during the SIR. In a positive note, the Supreme Court welcomed the record voter turnout during the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, emphasizing the importance of citizen participation in strengthening democracy.