December 12, 2025
Supreme Court: ‘Migration’ in SIR Includes Cross-Border Movement, Validates Citizenship Checks
The Supreme Court said migration in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) can include people crossing into India. It backed the Election Commission's right to verify citizenship to keep voter lists clean. The court also warned against heavy judicial interference in the process now running across 12 states with 51 crore people.