Biswajit Basu becomes fourth retired judge to resign from West Bengal SIR tribunal

KOLKATA Retired Calcutta High Court judge Biswajit Basu resigned from a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) tribunal in West Bengal on Saturday (November 7, 2026), citing personal reasons.

He became the fourth judge to step down, raising questions about the functioning of the 19 tribunals tasked with hearing 38 lakh appeals by voters deleted from the electoral rolls during the SIR process in the State.

West Bengal SIR tribunal Judge submits resignation letter, cites long commute West Bengal SIR tribunal Judge submits resignation letter, cites long commute ‘It is difficult to continue under such circumstances,’ Justice (Retd.) Indrajit Chatterjee, head of the SIR tribunal number 11 dealing with deletions of names from Murshidabad district, says he travels 70-80 km for three-four hours every day West Bengal SIR tribunal Judge submits resignation letter, cites long commute storyline 1 Justice (retd.) Basu had previously expressed unhappiness about the functioning of the tribunals, saying, “Resolving lakhs of cases in this manner is a little difficult.