India, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing petitions against the Election Commission's (EC) special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, with Justice Surya Kant stating that Aadhaar cannot be treated as proof of citizenship.

The Supreme Court observed that the inclusion and exclusion of citizens and non-citizens from the electoral rolls falls within the remit of the EC.

"Are petitioners saying that Aadhaar card is proof of citizenship? They are not saying that it is not a measure. the Aadhaar Act says so," Bar and Bench quoted Justice Surya Kant as saying.

He added, "See, the Election Commission is correct in saying that Aadhaar can't be accepted as conclusive proof of citizenship; it has t...