T S Sivagnanam, the former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, resigned from the SIR appellate tribunal after resolving 1,777 appeals concerning the deletion of names from electoral rolls in West Bengal. Over a period of 22 days, he reinstated 1,607 voters whose names had been removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. His tribunal was one of 19 established by the Election Commission following a Supreme Court directive. Sivagnanam's work included handling cases from Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, Malda, Murshidabad, and Birbhum. His decisions have sparked discussions regarding the efficiency of the other 18 tribunals, especially in light of the upcoming elections. Despite the high number of appeals resolved, questions remain about whether more voters could have been reinstated. Sivagnanam's resignation on Thursday was attributed to personal reasons.