The Kerala government has moved the High Court seeking permission to postpone the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) until after the upcoming local body elections.

The petition came up before Justice VG Arun on Thursday, November 13. During the hearing, the court asked why the state had not approached the Supreme Court, which is already considering challenges to the SIR process in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal.

Appearing for the state, Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup clarified that Kerala was not contesting the SIR itself, but seeking a temporary deferment until the completion of local polls. He argued that carrying out the SIR now would place a heavy administrative burden on the government, which is already pre

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