The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi.
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The Supreme Court will continue on Thursday (August 14, 2025) its hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
In the previous hearing, Justice Joymalya Bagchi summarised the petitioners’ argument that it was a battle between Constitutional entitlement and Constitutional right. The petitioners argued that the Election Commission did not have the right to decide on citizenship, nor de facto remove an elector for the list.
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The draft roll was published on August 1, with the final list scheduled for release on September 30, amid Opposition allegations that the exercise will disenfranchise crores of eligible voters.
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