New Delhi, July 29 -- The Supreme Court today scheduled a detailed hearing on August 12 on a batch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar, cautioning that "if there is any mass exclusion, then the Court will step in."
A bench led by Justice Surya Kant took up multiple pleas filed under Article 32 of the Constitution against the ECI's June 24, 2025 directive, which initiated a state-wide revision of the voter list ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The exercise is expected to impact over 4.5 crore voters.
While the Court refrained from passing any immediate orders, it directed the Election Commission to submit the complete sche...