New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a key case concerning the special intensive revision (SIR) process in Bihar, focusing on citizenship-related documentation for voter registration.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the Election Commission (EC) was not following its own procedures and was rejecting commonly used documents like Aadhaar. He pointed out that many residents in Bihar do not possess the specific documents demanded by the EC, potentially leading to mass voter exclusion.

In response, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, representing the EC, clarified that the current voter list is only a draft and there is sufficient room for corrections and objections. He emphasized that in...