New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court today ordered the Election Commission (EC) to upload the names of 65 lakh people removed from Bihar's voter list, along with the reasons for their deletion, on its website by Tuesday, media reports said.

The court further directed that the list must be publicised to ensure that every voter can access it, according to an NDTV report.

In a significant ruling, the bench said those whose names were wrongly deleted can file claims by submitting a copy of their Aadhaar cards.

This is crucial as petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision had objected to Aadhaar being excluded as valid proof, warning it would disenfranchise many voters.

Earlier in the hearing, Justice Joymalya Bagchi inquired ...