Q1. Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court of India judgment of 26 May 2026 on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls: 1. The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the SIR process conducted by the Election Commission of India. 2. The Court held that the ECI is within its constitutional powers to examine citizenship claims for the limited purpose of inclusion or exclusion from electoral rolls. 3. The Court ruled that the SIR process violates the Representation of the People Act 1950. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Supreme Court on 26 May 2026 upheld the validity of the Special Intensive Revision conducted by the ECI, and confirmed that the ECI has constitutional powers to examine citizenship claims for the limited purpose of inclusion or exclusion from electoral rolls. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Court explicitly ruled that the SIR process does not violate the Representation of the People Act 1950 and has a nexus with the constitutional goal of free and fair elections.