NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi will resume hearing the matter on October 16.
In the previous hearing, the Justice Kant-led Bench requested the Bihar State Legal Services Authority (BSLSA) to communicate with the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to ensure the availability of paralegal volunteers and legal aid lawyers who can assist the persons omitted from the voters' list in filing appeals.