Jayanti Dey Poa Given to Keya Dey v. Union of India and Ors.
Territorial jurisdiction – Electoral roll (West Bengal) – Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 4383/2026 & CM APPL. 23019/2026; High Court of Delhi; Justice Amit Bansal; order dated 16.04.2026; Jayanti Dey petitioner in-person (represented through daughter holding Power of Attorney); Union of India and Ors respondents; Manisha Agrawala Narain CGSC; Nipun Jain; Aditi Singh; Rajeev Sharma for Election Commission of India; Special Intensive Revision (SIR); Form 8; Form 8A; Rule 13 and Rule 26 Registration of Electors Rules 1960; registration officer; Electoral Registration Officer (ERO); Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO); electoral roll West Bengal; voter list deletion; non-inclusion of name; territorial jurisdiction; maintainability objection; writ petition dismissed for want of territorial jurisdiction; pending application disposed.
What did the court decide?
Under Rules 13 and 26 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, the necessary form (Form 8) for correction of entries and inclusion of names in the electoral rolls must be made to the Registration Officer, i.e., the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and/or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) of the constituency, which in the present case would be an officer in the State of West Bengal.