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This CJI is arrogant and also seems biased towards the government and not a neutral judge.

The manner in which Chief Justice Surya Kant’s bench is handling the #BengalSIR matter does not augur well for the institution at all. The apex court is increasingly being perceived as an active player in West Bengal’s politics, especially after today’s order directing an NIA investigation. Instead of deciding the constitutionality of the SIR process and laying down clear limits on the powers of a clearly partisan Election Commission, Chief Justice Kant’s bench appears to have taken a keen interest in ADMINISTERING the process itself, effectively ensuring that the SIR proceeds without any hindrance. The companion judges on the bench, Justices Joymala Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, have taken no objection to this approach, which is all the more disquieting. Certain observations from the bench, for instance, one not able to vote in this election can vote in the next, reflects a totally cavalier approach to serious allegations of mass disenfranchisement. These have only deepened concerns and invited further criticism of the court. At a time when the capture of a constitutional institution like the Election Commission is complete, the manner in which the Supreme Court has proceeded in this politically fraught matter raises dangerous questions about the role it is choosing to play. The Court’s INACTION and delay in the AAP-Delhi constitutional crisis created conditions that enabled a political outcome favourable to the BJP. In the Bengal matter, however, the Court is not inactive, but ACTIVELY engaged in a manner that may have significant political consequences for yet another opposition-led government. The Supreme Court’s role is to create a just, fair, and equal level playing field to the greatest extent possible. In the Bengal SIR case, the Court is being seen as creating something totally opposite. Chief Justice Kant’s bench ought to have confined itself to deciding the legality of the SIR process, particularly given that it was initiated just months before an election with great hurry, leading to mass disenfranchisement of citizens, rather than allowing the judiciary, including the state judiciary, to become entangled in the administration of a politically sensitive process. The use of judicial officers for the SIR process, the appointment of High Court judges as appellate authorities, etc. is the greatest sign of how the Supreme Court is being run like a Khap Panchayat. These do nothing but risk doing grave disservice to the institution of the judiciary, whose credibility ultimately rests on public trust and a perception of unimpeachable integrity. Once that image erodes, only chaos reigns supreme. Chief Justice Kant’s bench have totally ignored and disregarded these dangerous concerns. Might I add that equally troubling is the silence of the Bar, which is meant to act as a check on the Bench. Whichever way the Bengal elections unfold, the role of the Supreme Court judges in this episode will not be forgotten.

17 hours of Blockade in Malda. No Political Party involved. Pure Anger by those “deleted” by BJP/RSS’s stooge ECI. 4 days of time sought by DM. You cannot simply wipe out a persons identity through your stupid “Logical Discrepencies” #SIR #Malda

@barandbench The common public has been forced to take to the streets and peacefully protest because the Supreme Court has failed.Yesterday's observation by the Supreme Court regarding people's right to vote will be written in golden letters in history. #YeBikGayaSupremeCourt @indSupremeCourt

#Breaking: #SupremeCourt says judicial officers on West Bengal’s SIR duty were gheraoed for hours in Malda, attacked while leaving after midnight, and left unprotected despite repeated calls to top State authorities. CJI Surya Kant calls it a “calculated, motivated move” to browbeat judges, derail the objection-hearing process and challenge the authority of the Court. SC orders central force protection, show-causes top Bengal officials, and asks ECI to get the incident probed by CBI or NIA. @MamataOfficial #WestBengalPolice @DGPWestBengal #SIR

@barandbench This time there is an alliance between BJP, ECI and Supreme Court of India in WBLA Election 2026. #Wbsir2026 #YeBikGayaSupremeCourt @indSupremeCourt @PTI_News @the_hindu @ravish_journo @RahulGandhi @rashtrapatibhvn

#BreakingNews Happens every time: Supreme Court on Form 6 submissions in West Bengal Read here: barandbench.com/news/happens-e…

Thank you! Supreme Court, for setting an example by disenfranchising legitimate voters in a democratic country. #Wbsir2026 #YeBikGayaSupremeCourt @barandbench @PTI_News @indSupremeCourt @ravish_journo @the_hindu @RahulGandhi

@barandbench @ECISVEEP You are only concerned for Former Calcutta High Court Justice and Ruling party's MLA candidates.Their names are included in supplementary list in a magical way.Try to provide justice each and every individual who are sufferers of this unlawful 'Under Adjudication'. #Wbsir2026

#BREAKING: From “not found” to cleared Justice Sahidullah Munshi tells Bar & Bench that his name, along with his wife and son, now figures in the second supplementary SIR list published late last night “It seems there is no dispute now.”: Justice Munshi #Sir @ECISVEEP

#justiceforuntaintedteachersnonteachingemployeesofwestbengal Brother's and Sister's Please see the video and share your support through the linked Google sheet 👇 forms.gle/ks6yxneq17NfoG… If you want to know what actually happened to them, visit the link below 👇 youtu.be/6Ye3wB3rwX4 These 19000 innocent teachers and non teaching staff are waiting for your appraisal.

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@rashtrapatibhvn Dear President, Please ensure justice for the untainted teachers and non-teaching staffs of WBCSSC SLST 2016. #SaveUntaintedTeachersWbssc2016

‘आचार्य देवो भव’ की हमारी प्राचीन परंपरा के अनुसार, शिक्षक को सर्वाधिक महत्व देने के उनके उदात्त विचार के लिए, मैं सभी देशवासियों की ओर से, डॉक्टर राधाकृष्णन जी की पावन स्मृति को सादर नमन करती हूं।

@rashtrapatibhvn Dear President, please ensure justice for the untainted teachers of WBCSSC SLST 2016. #SaveUntaintedTeachersWbssc2016

बालिकाओं की शिक्षा को सर्वाधिक महत्व दिया जाना चाहिए। बेटियों की शिक्षा में निवेश करके, हम अपने परिवार, समाज और राष्ट्र के निर्माण में अमूल्य निवेश करते हैं।

#SaveUntaintedTeachersWbssc2016 We gave years of service to the nation, but the nation gave us betrayal. Untainted teachers withdraw our right to vote as citizens. @rashtrapatibhvn @PMOIndia @MLJ_GoI @India_NHRC @ECISVEEP @SpokespersonECI @indSupremeCourt @barandbench

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