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Center Owned by HT MediaBiswajit Basu becomes fourth former Calcutta HC judge to quit Bengal SIR tribunal
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A fourth former Calcutta High Court judge, Biswajit Basu, has resigned from the West Bengal SIR tribunal, citing personal reasons. His departure comes amid a backlog of more than 37 lakh appeals from voters seeking restoration of their names to the electoral rolls. The SIR tribunals were created amid a controversy over the deletion of a few million names from Bengal’s electoral rolls. This marks the fourth retirement‑judge to quit the appeals tribunals.
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Retired judge Biswajit Basu’s resignation marks the fourth exit from Bengal’s SIR tribunals, raising concerns over delays in lakhs of electoral-roll appeals
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His resignation comes amid a backlog of more than 37 lakh appeals from voters seeking restoration of their names to the electoral rolls.
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The SIR tribunals were formed amid a controversy over the deletion of a few million names from Bengal’s electoral rolls
