SC asks EC to furnish data on SIR appeal disposal in West Bengal

SC directive comes after petitioner seeks faster clearance of applications from deleted voters seeking re-inclusion in electoral roll; Cong. leader says excluded voters are also denied welfare benefits

SC seeks status of appeals against voter deletions before tribunalsNEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to furnish details of appeals decided and pending before appellate tribunals set up to hear pleas against voter deletions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in