India's Supreme Court has ruled that voters in West Bengal (India's third-most populous state, bordering Bangladesh) who were removed from electoral rolls but successfully appeal their exclusion before appellate tribunals will be permitted to vote in the upcoming state assembly elections. The decision offers renewed hope to an estimated 27 lakh (2.7 million) people who were struck off the rolls during a Special Intensive Revision process, out of around 60 lakh cases adjudicated by judicial officers — bringing total deletions in the state to over 90 lakh. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who heads the ruling Trinamool Congress party, welcomed the ruling, saying she was very happy about the development.