New Delhi, July 10 -- The Supreme Court her on Thursday, July 10, a bunch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's "Special Intensive Revision" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.

The Election Commission had issued instructions on June 24 to carry out a Special Intensive Revision in Bihar to weed out ineligible names and ensure all eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll.

The EC's direction, which came just months ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election, sparked controversy.

Several activists and the Opposition objected to the provision that required large sections of Bihar voters to submit proof of citizenship to remain on the electoral rolls.

RJD MP Manoj Jha, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), PUCL, activist...