The Supreme Court questioned the ECI's timing of Bihar's electoral roll revision, citing potential impact on voting rights. The court raised concerns about the procedure and timeline, while acknowledging ECI's authority.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the Election Commission of India (ECI) to press ahead with its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling the exercise a constitutional obligation. A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi directed the poll panel to file a counter-affidavit by 21 July and fixed 28 July for the next hearing, when rejoinders from the petitioners are due.
Delivering its prima-facie view, the court observed: “We are of the prima facie view that Aadhaar cards, Voted ID cards and the Ration cards be allowed in the special intensive revision of electoral rolls,” noting that the petitioners had not sought an interim stay on the revision, news agency PTI reported.
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