SC to hear final arguments on Bihar SIR validity on Oct 7

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was presuming the Election Commission of India, being a constitutional authority, was following the law during the special intensive revision of the electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar and cautioned that in case of any illegality, the exercise would be set aside.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi



fixed October 7 for hearing final arguments on the validity of Bihar SIR while refusing to offer any “piecemeal opinion” on the exercise.

“Our judgment in Bihar SIR will be applicable for Pan-India SIR,” the bench said, clarifying it can’t stop the poll panel from conducting a similar exercise for revision of the electoral roll across the country.