New Delhi/IBNS, July 7 -- The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the pleas challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s drive to revise voter lists in poll-bound Bihar, media reports said.

The top court said it will hear the matter on an urgent basis as was requested by the petitioners.

But no interim stay has been issued by the courtroom.

Among the petitioners are Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, activist Yogendra Yadav.

The ECI has launched a Special Intensive Revision as a drive to verify the list of voters, adding names of eligible citizens and trashing the ineligibles.

The poll body said its Booth Level Officers will conduct a door-to-door survey to verify the voters seeing necessar...