The Supreme Court has validated the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, deeming the process "legitimate and constitutional." The court ruled that the exercise, despite differing from ordinary revision methods, is legally sound and empowers the ECI to ensure accurate voter lists ahead of future elections.

The challenge centres on whether the ECI possesses the authority to undertake what the petitioners described as a de novo reconstruction of electoral rolls | India News

Supreme Court to deliver verdict tomorrow on Bihar SIR's constitutionality, addressing Election Commission of India's authority over citizenship determination.

The Supreme Court will rule on petitions challenging the Election Commission's electoral roll revision, impacting voter rights and citizenship verification. | India News

Bihar SIR Verdict LIVE: The Supreme Court rules on the validity of ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Follow The Hindu for more updates.

Bihar SIR Verdict LIVE: The Supreme Court rules on the validity of ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Follow The Hindu for more updates.

Bihar SIR Verdict LIVE: The Supreme Court rules on the validity of ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Follow The Hindu for more updates.

Bihar SIR Verdict LIVE: The Supreme Court rules on the validity of ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Follow The Hindu for more updates.

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of ECI has a direct nexus with free and fair election. | India News

The Supreme Court has validated the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, deeming the process "legitimate and constitutional." The…

The Supreme Court has affirmed the Election Commission's authority to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls under Article 324 and relevant election laws.

The court said the SIR was neither contrary to the statutory framework governing electoral rolls nor an impermissible assumption of citizenship adjudication powers | India News

Bench says SIR advances the constitutional mandate of free and fair elections.

The court said the ECI can examine citizenship, but only to the extent of deciding whether a person should be included in or removed from the electoral rolls | India News

Supreme Court upholds Special Intensive Revision, reinforcing the Election Commission's role in ensuring free and fair elections through citizenship verification.

However, the bench said that the Election Commission’s inquiries during the process do not mean that it can decide on a person’s citizenship.

Supreme Court upholds the decision of Election Commission of India’s (ECI) to undertake Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls that started in Bihar. A bench led by CJI…