Overview

• The Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls to continue without an interim stay
• Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi urged the commission to consider Aadhaar cards, EPICs and ration cards as valid proof for voter enumeration
• The bench questioned the compressed timeline for submissions, warning that tight deadlines could undermine citizens’ right to vote
• The Election Commission must submit a detailed counter-affidavit by July 21, with petitioners’ rejoinders and the next hearing scheduled for July 28
• Petitioners argue the SIR amounts to unauthorized citizenship screening while the commission insists Aadhaar cannot establish citizenship under the law