New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has moved the Supreme Court against the manner in which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being carried out, joining a growing list of Opposition leaders who have taken the Election Commission's exercise to court.

Advocate Nizamuddin Pasha mentioned the plea on Wednesday, October 14, before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant. He sought that it be heard along with similar petitions listed for Thursday, October 15.

Referring to the petition, Pasha told the bench that the matter concerned the manner in which the SIR exercise was being conducted. Pasha submitted that the relevant cases had been identifi...