The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

During the hearing, the petitioners argued that the poll panel must publish separate lists of voters who were deleted and those who were newly added. The apex court observed that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data upon completion of the recently concluded SIR.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, said, “Elections are imminent now and this Court can’t do much to change the list, but at least the list and deletions should be published.”

A Bench of Justices Surya

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