India, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on September 1 a petition filed by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) seeking an extension of the deadline for filing claims and objections in the ongoing electoral roll revision in Bihar. The current deadline expires on September 1.

A bench led by Justice Surya Kant listed the matter for Monday after the plea was urgently mentioned by advocate Prashant Bhushan and senior counsel Shoeb Alam. When Justice Kant asked whether the request for an extension had first been made before the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bhushan responded that the representation had indeed been made but was not heeded.

RJD, in its application, has asked the court to direct the Commission to extend the...