Bombay High Court declines to stay deletion of names from voters’ list in Maharashtra

The court was hearing a petition that sought safeguards against the exclusion of eligible voters and transparency in the methodology used for the SIRThe Bombay High Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) declined to pass orders to stay the deletion of names from the voters’ list in Maharashtra during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and said it would follow the directive of the Supreme Court.