New Delhi/IBNS, July 10 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Election Commission of India (ECI) that three IDs- Aadhaar, Voter and Ration- must be valid for its controversial voter list verification drive in poll-bound Bihar, media reports said.

The ECI has argued that Aadhaar cannot technically be the proof of Indian citizenship as the particular ID card can also be issued to specific foreign nationals.

The top court bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi has questioned the timing of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as the Bihar elections are just months away.

Justice Dhulia noted that individuals who might be excluded from the list after the revision will have no time to appeal against their exclusion before ...