CJI Suryakant: No Special Directive Needed in UP SIR Case

• Supreme Court hears challenges to SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process in various states.
• Petitioners' lawyer Shamshad highlighted financial difficulties of 100 rural petitioners in UP SIR case, requesting fee application.
• CJI Suryakant stated no special directive is needed regarding the fee application.
• Election Commission (ECI) clarified its role, stating Section 146(C) of RP Act governs hearing and decision-making.
• ECI emphasized its decisions only affect voter lists; deportation is a central government matter, not ECI's.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court clarifies ECI's limited role in SIR cases, focusing on voter lists, not deportation.