KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday suggested that the Vijayan government approach the Supreme Court for deferment of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the state.
Justice V.G. Arun, who heard the plea filed by the state government, observed that since similar petitions challenging the SIR were already pending before the Supreme Court from Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, it would be appropriate for Kerala also to move the apex court.
Appearing for the government, Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup clarified that the petition did not question the validity of the SIR but sought only its postponement.