India, July 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt the publication of the draft electoral rolls for the state of Bihar, scheduled for August 1, reminded the Election Commission of India (ECI) that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) must aim for "en masse inclusion, not exclusion" and told the poll body to consider accepting Aadhaar and Voter ID (Election Photo Identity ) cards as valid documents.

A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the poll body must proceed with the understanding that both documents carry a "presumption of genuineness".

The bench issued the directions orally while hearing the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and others, who have challenged ECI's Ju...