The Supreme Court today issued notice on a writ petition filed by Congress MP Tanuj Punia challenging special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, SVN Bhatti and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order. It also issued notice on pleas challenging SIR in Kerala and seeking postponement thereof.

Tanuj Punia, a Lok Sabha MP from Barabanki and Chairman of Scheduled Caste Department of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, has challenged the notification dated October 27 issued by ECI notifying SIR for Uttar Pradesh.

He seeks quashing of the October 27 notification as well as order dated June 24 issued by the Election Commission regarding conduct of SIR. He further prays for a declaration that SIR in UP is ultra vires the Representation of People Ac

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