New Delhi: Former Delhi High Court Judge Rekha Sharma recently expressed her concern over the lack of any meaningful orders from India’s Supreme Court after the Election Commission of India (ECI) removed over 13 crore names from the voters list.

Justice Sharma lamented that despite several petitions against the ECI’s move pending for months, the Supreme Court did not pass any meaningful order, pointing out that instead, the students, activists and members of civil society were beaten up by police while protesting against the Chief Election Commissioner for raising the question.

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Justice Sharma said that the whole incidents are happening under the nose of the Supreme Court, which, has been entrusted with the power to safeguard such rights of ordinary citizens, under the constitution.

The retired judge was speaking an an event titled “Accountability of Judges of the Supreme Court & High Court of India” organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR).

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