Permission to debate on SIR across India   (SIR ) 

Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it is assuming that the Election Commission of India, being a constitutional institution, is following the law during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)     (SIR )     of the voter list in the electoral state of Bihar. At the same time, the court warned that in the event of any illegality, this process will be canceled.

Supreme Court will hear all arguments on October 7

A bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi has fixed October 7 as the date to hear the final arguments on the validity of Bihar SIR. The court has clearly refused to give any scattered opinion on this process.

Court’s decision on SIR will be applicable across India

The bench said, ‘Our decision on Bihar SIR will be applicable to SIR across India.’ The bench also clarified that it cannot stop the Election Commission from carrying out a similar process for revision of voter list across the country. However, the bench allowed the petitioners against the Bihar SIR process to argue on SIR across India on October 7.

Supreme Court issues notice

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court issued notice on a petition seeking recall of its September 8 order directing the Election Commission to include Aadhaar card as the 12th prescribed document in the Bihar SIR.

Aadhaar not proof of citizenship

On September 8, the Supreme Court had clarified that Aadhaar will not be a proof of citizenship and the Election Commission can ‘ascertain its authenticity’ when it is produced by a voter for inclusion in the electoral roll.