Q1. With reference to the Supreme Court verdict of 26 May 2026 on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, consider the following statements: 1. The Court held that the Election Commission of India lacks constitutional authority to examine citizenship claims even for the limited purpose of inclusion or exclusion from electoral rolls. 2. The Court 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. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Supreme Court on 26 May 2026 explicitly held that the Election Commission of India IS within its constitutional powers to examine citizenship claims for the limited purpose of inclusion or exclusion from electoral rolls. Statement 2 is correct because the Court ruled that the SIR process does not violate the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and has a clear nexus with the constitutional goal of free and fair elections. Hence only statement 2 is correct.