New Delhi/IBNS, May 27 -- The Opposition's criticism of the Election Commission of India's (ECI) voter revision exercise suffered a setback after the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and other states, media reports said.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the ECI is well within its constitutional and statutory powers to conduct the SIR exercise, which is currently underway across the country.

The bench also praised the voter revision drive, observing that it strengthens the constitutional objective of ensuring free and fair elections.

Addressing the question of whether the ECI can determine the citi...