NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bihar State Legal Service Authority (BSLSA) to issue directions to its district-level bodies for assisting voters excluded from the final electoral rolls in filing appeals with the Election Commission.

The top court said the question of deciding appeals by voters who have been excluded after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise within the stipulated time and with a reasoned order will be considered on the next date of hearing on October 16 in response to pleas challenging the EC's exercise.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the district legal service authority will release a list of para-legal volunteers for assisting the excluded voters by filing appeals and ensuring that they have detailed orders of their

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