NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) should not be forced to work extra hours for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The court said more staff must be appointed to reduce the workload. This directive comes as part of the court’s major intervention to ease the pressure on BLOs in nine states and three Union Territories where the second phase of SIR is underway. The issue was raised when the lawyer representing actor Vijay’s TVK party pointed out the difficulties faced by BLOs in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court said that if a BLO submits a request with valid reasons seeking exemption from SIR duties, the government must consider it seriously and appoint someone else in their place. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi state

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