New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Supreme Court today passed significant directions in the Bihar electoral rolls case, making it easier for excluded voters to reclaim their franchise.
The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that persons omitted from the draft rolls could file applications for inclusion online, without the need for physical submission.
Importantly, it clarified that an Aadhaar card alone would be sufficient for filing such claims, besides the 11 other documents already specified by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Court, which is hearing petitions challenging the ECI's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar ahead of the November Assembly elections, also impleaded all 12 recognised ...