A bench led by the Chief Justice clarified that its earlier permission was only interim and asked the Election Commission to ease restoration of excluded voters' names in Delhi.

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• A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana heard the SIR matter on October 28, 2026.
• The bench said its earlier permission for the Election Commission to use the "logical discrepancy" category in West Bengal was an interim arrangement.
• It clarified that the legality of the category has not been finally decided.
• The hearing was on a plea by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj and another petitioner, challenging the transparency of notices issued to voters in Delhi's SIR.
• The petitioners say 47,56,722 electors, or 32.78 per cent of Delhi's pre-SIR electorate, were excluded from draft rolls published on August 31.
• Of those excluded, 31,59,213 were classified as permanently shifted.
• Previously registered voters excluded from Delhi's draft rolls must apply afresh through Form 6, a requirement the Court questioned.
• The petitioners argue that Form 6 requires a declaration of first-time registration, and Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 penalises false declarations.
• The Court asked the Commission to make information on excluded voters available in Hindi and English.
• It also asked the Commission to consider the difficulties of migrant workers, hawkers and daily-wage earners, and to reach out to affected voters.
• The Commission indicated it would consider accepting late enumeration forms and extending the October 30 deadline if required.
• On October 27, the Court deferred the main petitions on the SIR orders to November 17 and issued notice on a separate Form 6 plea.