Supreme Court to Hear ECI's 73-Year-Old Law vs. Sibal's Protest on SIR

• Supreme Court is hearing a legal battle over the validity of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• ECI invoked a 73-year-old law, defended by Rakesh Dwivedi, citing constitutional duty to purify electoral rolls under Article 324.
• Kapil Sibal protested, highlighting 'logical inconsistencies' in the process, citing 1.36 crore notices in Bengal and similar issues in Tamil Nadu.
• Notices are based on minor age differences or spelling errors, leading to allegations of an unconstitutional NRC-like process.
• CJI Suryakant's bench expressed concern, directing ECI not to remove valid voters without due process; next hearing on January 27.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court to scrutinize ECI's electoral roll revision amidst protests over 'logical inconsistencies'.