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Five weeks have now elapsed since the Supreme Court delivered its landmark judgment on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on May 27, 2026.

One of the clearest directions given by the Supreme Court was that the Election Commission (EC) could not simply delete the names of the persons whom it believed were not Indian citizens; instead it was required to refer such cases to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, for a formal determination of citizenship. 

The court stated in unmistakable terms:

“Regarding persons whose names have been deleted from the 2003 roll on account of the Commission being of the opinion that they are not citizens, the commission shall refer such cases within four weeks to the Competent Authority under the Citizenship Act, 1955, for adjudication of their citizenship.” (Supreme Court judgment dated May 27, 2026, page 123)

This was not an optional observation. It was a binding judicial direction. The four-week period prescribed by the Supreme Court has already expired.

The obvious question therefore is: Where is the list of the suspected foreigners?

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