Supreme Court on Bihar SIR: Regarding Bihar SIR, the Supreme Court said that the voters excluded from the voter list can submit their claim through offline as well as online mediums.

The Supreme Court on Friday (August 22, 2025) directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the hearing of the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case. The Supreme Court said that it should also accept the Aadhaar card along with 11 documents in the SIR process and make this entire process voter-friendly. 

The Election Commission of India on Monday (August 18, 2025) announced the names of 65 lakh people whose names have been removed from the draft voter list under the Bihar Special Intensive Revision Process (SIR).

What did the Supreme Court say during the hearing ?

The Supreme Court said that the voters whose names have been removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar can submit their claim online with Aadhaar card or other 11 acceptable documents. The court has also allowed the voters excluded from the list to submit their claim through physical (offline) as well as online medium.

The court said, "We will allow those people who were removed from the voter list during SIR in Bihar to file their claim online if they have Aadhaar card or any other acceptable document."

What instructions were given to the Election Commission

The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (ECI) to provide receipts in exchange for claims submitted by booth level agents (BLAs) of political parties. At the same time, the Chief Election Officer (CEO) of Bihar was directed to make political parties parties in the court proceedings and submit a status report regarding the claims.

What did the Supreme Court say to the political parties ?

At the same time, the Supreme Court has asked the political parties to help the voters who have been excluded from the voter list in Bihar and register their claims. The court said, "It is surprising that political parties have not come forward to rectify the matter of deletion of names of voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar. The entire process of SIR should be voter-friendly, for this political parties should come forward."

What argument did the Election Commission give in the Supreme Court ?

During the hearing, the Election Commission (ECI) told the Supreme Court, "85 thousand new voters' names appeared in the SIR in Bihar, but the booth level agents (BLA) of political parties lodged only two objections." The Commission said, "Keep the faith. The matter will be heard on September 15. We will show that no voter has been excluded."