New Delhi, Feb 27 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the objections raised by Trinamool Congress to the Election Commission of India (ECI) imparting training to judicial officers who have been deployed for claims verification in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stated that the ECI’s training module cannot supersede the Supreme Court’s orders, and that judicial officers must be trusted.
Last week, the Court had directed the deployment of judicial officers to adjudicate the claims in the SIR process, in view of the dispute between the State and the ECI over the appointment of State officers.
The Court has stated that judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha can also be deployed, as sufficient judges are not available in the poll-bound state to complete the work before the deadline.
The Court stated that it is not issuing any further directives today, adding that it had engaged almost all judicial officers in the State to support the smooth conduct of SIR.
