New Delhi, July 28 -- The Supreme Court today declined to stay the publication of the draft electoral rolls for Bihar scheduled for August 1 under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI), despite concerns raised by opposition leaders and civil society groups over mass disenfranchisement.
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refrained from granting interim relief, noting the time constraints as Justice Kant had to attend an administrative meeting later in the day.
However, the Bench assured the petitioners that the matter would be heard expeditiously and asked counsels to indicate the time required for detailed arguments on Tuesday.
Senior Advocate Gopa...