EC Can't Be 'Suspicious Neighbour' to Voters, SC Told on SIR Challenge

• Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• Petitioners argued the EC should facilitate voting, not act as a "suspicious neighbour" or "policeman" doubting voters.
• Senior advocate stated that inquiries based on suspicion effectively "suspend citizenship" and questioned the rationale for selecting specific states/UTs for SIR.
• The bench discussed the broad implications of "migration" and noted the SIR is a rare exercise, hesitant to intervene on procedural aspects.
• The Chief Justice directed against accepting further fresh pleas on the matter, with the next hearing scheduled for December 16.

Why It Matters: SC scrutinizes EC's voter verification, potentially affecting citizens' right to vote.