Supreme Court Directs EC to Respond in Bengal SIR Case Within a Week

• The Supreme Court heard a SIR application filed by Trinamool Congress MPs Derek O'Brien and Dola Sen.
• Lawyer Kapil Sibal highlighted 'strange things happening in Bengal,' including names being sent via WhatsApp and notices issued based on 'logical discrepancies' to remove 1.32 crore names.
• Chief Justice Suryakant directed the Election Commission and all parties to respond to the notice within one week.
• The Election Commission requested two weeks, but the Chief Justice's bench denied the extension.
• Lawyer Kalyan Banerjee mentioned 'strange questions' in notices, like 'Why do you have 6 children?', to which the Chief Justice responded that court doors are open for such cases.

Why It Matters: Supreme Court orders Election Commission to respond within a week on Trinamool's SIR application regarding Bengal voter list issues.