Kochi: The Kerala High Court has refused to interfere in the state government’s petition seeking relief from SIR (Special Intensive Revision) duties, citing staff shortage. The court stated that the government may approach the Supreme Court instead.
The government argued that deploying officials for the intensive revision of electoral rolls during the local body elections could disrupt administrative functioning.
The SIR must be completed by December 4, while local body elections are scheduled for December 9 and 11. The government informed the court that the same set of officials would be required for both tasks, creating practical difficulties.
