The Supreme Court today directed the Election Commission to accept claim forms of voters online, whose names are missing, without insisting on the physical submission of documents. The bench also clarified that the claim form could be submitted with any of the 11 documents originally listed by the ECI, or with an Aadhaar card. The order was passed by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the June 26 order issued by the ECI directing the SIR in Bihar. The bench asked political parties and their booth-level agents across the state to assist people who were unable to submit their enumeration forms and, as a result, had their names omitted from the voters’ list. The apex court also ordered that the 12 recognised political parties in Bihar be impleaded in the SIR matter, if they are not already before the court.
Site Admin | August 22, 2025 9:10 PM
Bihar SIR: SC directs EC to accept Aadhar Card or any acceptable document for inclusion in voter list
