SC tells Lucknow election officer to probe exclusion of 91 displaced persons from voter rolls
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The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Lucknow district election officer to examine the grievances of 91 residents who said that they were excluded during the special intensive revision of voter rolls in Uttar Pradesh after their homes were demolished in September 2023, PTI reported.
The petitioners claimed that during the revision exercise, 91 residents of Lucknow’s Akbar Nagar were removed from the electoral rolls because they lacked “identifiable addresses” following the demolition and rehabilitation process.
The petitioners, led by a woman named Sana Parveen, said that they were long-term residents of Akbar Nagar, PTI reported. They told the court that many of their names appeared in voter lists from 2002, while those of younger residents appeared in subsequent lists.
Akbar Nagar is located on the banks of the Kukrail nulla in Lucknow. After the National Green Tribunal found the settlement to be “illegal”, the district administration carried out an eviction drive in the area in 2023.
On Monday, advocate MR Shamshad, appearing for the petitioners, told the Supreme Court that the residents should not be disenfranchised because they were displaced.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant directed the Lucknow district election officer to look into the grievances of the residents and take remedial measures, PTI reported. It allowed the...