1. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan flags constitutional concerns over mass deletion of voters

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan flags constitutional concerns over mass deletion of voters

India

  • Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan warned that mass voter disenfranchisement negates India’s constitutional order.
  • He stated no authority can create two tiers of citizenship by stripping individuals of voting rights.
  • Justice Bhuyan stressed such wholesale exclusion directly violates Articles 14 and 326 on constitutional equality.
  • His remarks came amid growing controversy over the Election Commission’s nationwide Special Intensive Revision exercise.

Source: ndtv.com

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