Election Commission of India willing to correct ‘mistakes’ in Bihar draft roll: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) said “mistakes” might have happened while preparing the draft Bihar electoral roll and pointed to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) willingness to correct those even as petitioners reminded the court of its promise to “step in” if the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) led to “mass exclusion”. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi on the first day of the hearing in the challenge to the SIR, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranaryanan said, “My Lords promised you would step in if there was a mass exclusion. This has happened. Sixty-five lakh people have been excluded from the draft electoral roll published on August 1.”
Aadhaar, voter ID not proof of citizenship, says Bombay High Court rejecting bail plea of alleged Bangladeshi man
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) rejected the bail plea of Babu Abdul Ruf Sardar, accused of illegally entering India from Bangladesh and obtaining forged Indian identity documents, citing national security concerns, ongoing investigation, and the risk of absconding.
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