Overview

• A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed excluded voters to file claims online using Aadhaar or any one of 11 ECI‑prescribed documents.
• The court impleaded 12 recognised political parties, directed their booth‑level agents to help file claims, and ordered status reports by September 8.
• Justices expressed surprise that only two objections had come from roughly 1.6 lakh party booth agents, and required acknowledgement receipts for forms submitted by BLAs.
• While declining to change the Special Intensive Revision timeline, the bench said the Election Commission could consider a short extension if responses are overwhelming; the claims window remains open until September 1.
• In a compliance affidavit, the ECI said it published booth‑wise lists of about 65 lakh exclusions with reasons online and at local offices, reported roughly 84,000–85,000 claims from excluded voters so far, and over 2 lakh new registrations.