West Bengal’s judicial machinery is in overdrive. The Calcutta High Court, acting on Supreme Court instructions from February 24, 2026, has suspended all leaves for judicial officers to fast-track the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Over 4.5 million disputed cases await resolution, prompting this all-hands-on-deck approach.
Key targets: Civil Judges Senior Division, Chief and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates, and Junior Division/Judicial Magistrates. Deputation staff included—no exceptions bar medical urgencies. Current leave-takers report back by February 25, 2026 noon; prior approvals voided.
No transit leaves for transfers; immediate joining mandatory. Premature duty resumption ordered for some. Trainings suspended across board, except probationers, at Judicial Academy and beyond.
District committees ensure compliance, with High Court promising tough action against defaulters. Rooted in Supreme Court emphasis on deploying judges for SIR’s logical discrepancy deluge, this ensures deadlines met.
Why now? Voter lists teem with issues—duplicates, errors—threatening election credibility. Full judicial mobilization promises quicker fixes, bolstering democratic processes. Stakeholders hail the move as essential, watching how it accelerates justice delivery in this critical electoral exercise.