The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the hearing of the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case on Friday (August 22, 2025). The Supreme Court said that it should also accept the Aadhaar card with 11 documents in the SIR process and make this entire process friendly to the voters.
The Election Commission of India announced the names of 65 lakh people on Monday (August 18, 2025) whose names have been removed from the voter list under the Bihar Special Intensive Revision Process (SIR).
What did the Supreme Court say during the hearing,
The Supreme Court said that the voters whose names have been removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar can submit online claims with Aadhaar card or 11 other acceptable documents. The court has also allowed voters excluding from the list that they can submit their claims through physical (offline) as well as online.
The court said, “We will allow those who have been removed from the voter list during SIR in Bihar to register claims online, who have Aadhaar card or any other acceptable document.”
What instructions were given to Election Commission
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (ECI) to provide a receipt by booth level agents (BLA) of political parties in lieu of claims. At the same time, the Chief Election Officer of Bihar (CEO) directed to make political parties a party and present the status report about claims in the court proceedings.
What did the Supreme Court say to political parties,
At the same time, the Supreme Court has asked political parties to help the voters out of the voter list in Bihar and register their claims. The court said, “It is surprising that political parties are not able to improve the names of voters’ names under the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar. It is a matter of surprise. The entire process of SIR should be compatible with voters, political parties should come forward for this.”
What did Election Commission argue in Supreme Court,
The Election Commission (ECI) told the Supreme Court during the hearing, “The names of 85 thousand new voters were revealed in SIR in Bihar, but the booth level agents (BLA) of political parties lodged only two objections.” The Commission said, “Maintain confidence. The matter will be heard on September 15. We will show that no voter has been excluded.”
(Report with PTI input)
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