Calcutta High Court stays discontinuation of PDS benefits to woman over SIR deletion

The Calcutta High Court has stayed the discontinuation of public distribution system (PDS) benefits to a woman linked to her deletion from the State Identity Register (SIR). The Bengal government notified that SIR deletions would affect PDS and Annapurna Bhandar scheme benefits, but the Supreme Court emphasized that electoral roll exclusions should not impact unrelated welfare programs.