The Supreme Court is set to hear the second day of pleas against the Election Commission electoral roll revision exercise in Bihar on Wednesday (August 13, 2025).

The top 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”.

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The top court also agreed with the ECI decision to not accept Aadhaar and voter cards as conclusive proof of citizenship in the ongoing exercise and said it has to be supported by other documents. 

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The draft roll was published on August 1 and the final roll is scheduled to be published on September 30 amid Opposition claims that the ongoing exercise will deprive crores of eligible citizens from their right to vote.

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