The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s move to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

As the petitioner tells the court that the ECI should separately publish the list of deleted and added voters, the Supreme Court observes that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data on completion of the recently-concluded SIR.

Earlier, the Supreme Court asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level body for assisting voters excluded from the final electoral rolls after the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in filing appeals with the Election Commission of India (ECI).

To ensure free le

See Full Page