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Supreme Court upholds Bihar SIR, calls it key to free and fair pollsThe Supreme Court has upheld the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. The court stated this process is vital for ensurin...
Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship, says Supreme Court; upholds EC's documentation regime for SIRIn a landmark judgment reinforcing the autonomy of the poll panel, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly...
Appellate tribunal sets precedent, accepts aadhaar in first SIR caseAn appellate tribunal ruled Motab Shaikh and Motab Herul are the same person. The Congress Farakka candidate's Aadhaar card proved his iden...
Instructions on using Aadhaar as proof of identity, not citizenship, already issued: EC to SCThe Election Commission of India has informed the Supreme Court that Aadhaar cards will be used solely for identity verification in Bihar's...
If illegality found in SIR, we will strike it down: SCThe Supreme Court addressed the Bihar voter list revision. It stated that publishing the final list does not prevent the court from address...
Bihar SIR: SC to hear final pleas on October 7, says verdict will apply across nationThe Supreme Court has set October 7 as the date for the final hearing regarding petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's de...
Bihar: Aadhaar validity could benefit 34 lakh votersIn Bihar, over 3.4 million electors face potential removal from the electoral roll due to a lack of required documents. The Election Commis...
SC asks EC to consider Aadhaar as identity proof for SIR in Bihar, clarifies it is not proof of citizenshipSupreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to consider accepting Aadhaar as a document to establish the identity of vot...
Bihar SIR: SC allows excluded voters to submit claims with Aadhaar, other 11 prescribed docsThe Supreme Court has instructed the Election Commission of India to facilitate online claim submissions for voters excluded in Bihar's ele...
11 docs in Bihar SIR compared to 7 in summary revision shows it is voter friendly: SCThe Supreme Court reviewed Bihar's electoral roll revision. The court found the process voter-friendly. It noted the increased number of ac...
Largely a trust deficit issue: SC on Bihar SIRThe Supreme Court is hearing petitions against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. The court observed a potential "...
Inclusion, exclusion of citizens from electoral rolls within EC remit, says SC; backs EC stand on AadhaarAs the row over the ongoing SIR escalated inside and outside Parliament, the top court also observed that the dispute was "largely a trust ...
We will step in if there's mass exclusion in SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar: SCThe Supreme Court said it will intervene if mass exclusion occurs in Bihar’s electoral roll revision. Hearing pleas against the Election Co...
Focus on 'en masse inclusion, not exclusion' in voter list update, Supreme Court tells ECIThe Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prioritize inclusive enrollment over mass exclusion during Bihar's...
Exclusion of Aadhaar, ration cards in SIR 'patently absurd': Petitioner NGO to Supreme CourtThe NGO Association for Democratic Reforms has informed the Supreme Court that the Election Commission's decision to exclude Aadhaar and ra...
BJP members in PAC flag Aadhaar misuse by ineligible individuals; UIDAI asked to audit databaseBJP members of the Public Accounts Committee raised concerns about ineligible individuals, potentially including infiltrators, obtaining Aa...
'EC's spin on 'no stay' exposed': Congress' Jairam Ramesh on SC's order on SIR in BiharJairam Ramesh, a Congress leader, has criticized the Election Commission of India. He alleges the ECI is misrepresenting a Supreme Court or...
'Why are you entering citizenship domain through SIR?': SC rebukes ECI while hearing voter roll plea ahead of Bihar assembly pollsThe Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the Election Commission's special intensive revision of Bihar's electoral rolls before...
Not an Indian citizen, but still a voter? How Form 6 opens the door for non-citizens in India’s voter listsBihar Elections 2025: The Election Commission is revising voter rolls, starting in Bihar. Form 6, used for voter registration, requires no ...
Now, UIDAI to enroll in UP, Bihar Chhattisgarh, UttarakhandThe government today asked the UIDAI, which issues unique identification numbers to residents, to start enrolments in four more states - Ut...