‘Will step in if there is mass exclusion’: SC fixes timeline for considering pleas against Bihar SIR; hearing on August 12 | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday mentioned that it’s going to “step in” if there is a mass exclusion of names following the continuing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi advised petitioners—who’re difficult the Election Commission’s train—to level out any people illegally omitted from the Draft List after its publication on August 1. “If there is en masse exclusion, we will step in. We are overseeing the process and will step in if needed,” the bench mentioned. The prime court docket famous that the January 2025 voter listing is the premise on which the SIR is being carried out. The court docket has scheduled the matter for additional hearing on August 12–13.