Overview

• The Supreme Court declined to stall the August 1 publication of draft electoral rolls in Bihar, allowing the Special Intensive Revision to proceed.
• A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar and voter ID cards as valid proofs of identity.
• Final hearings on petitions challenging the revision have been set for August 12–13, with all written submissions due by August 8.
• The justices cautioned they would immediately intervene to safeguard voting rights if evidence of large-scale omission of eligible voters emerges.
• The Election Commission reported that door-to-door enumeration has covered over 94% of Bihar’s electorate and will open a 30-day claims and objections window from August 1 to September 1.