Multiple documents allowed in Bihar SIR voter friendly: SC
New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to expand the list of acceptable documents for proof of citizenship under the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar seemed "voter-friendly" and gave electors more options to establish eligibility.
A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi observed that asking for only one document could be restrictive, but allowing voters to submit any one of several options was more inclusive. "If they ask for all 11 documents, it is anti-voter. But if any one document is asked for, then.They are expanding the number of documents.it is now 11 instead of 7 items by which you can identify yourself as a citizen," it remarked.
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