US EditionBihar SIR: Supreme Court tells EC to accept Aadhaar as proof of identity - The Statesman
The Supreme Court emphasized that Aadhaar is valid for voter identity verification but not citizenship, mandating the Election Commission to verify its authenticity alongside 11 other documents.
- On September 8, the Supreme Court of India directed the Election Commission of India to accept Aadhaar as the 12th document for Bihar's Special Intensive Revision but clarified it is not proof of citizenship.
- Petitioners told the Court they challenged the draft electoral roll published on August 1 that removed 65.6 lakh names, arguing Aadhaar exclusion would disenfranchise voters ahead of Bihar Assembly elections.
- Justice Joymalya Bagchi said authorities can verify Aadhaar card authenticity like other documents, adding, `We would like you to clarify... we have repeatedly passed order that the list illustratively indicates 11 documents...`
- On September 15, the Court will assess how quickly the Election Commission of India implements its directive after petitioners said Booth Level Officers were penalised for accepting Aadhaar, while the ECI gave an undertaking to accept it as identity proof.
- After the ECI meeting on September 10, the Election Commission of India could adopt Bihar's SIR method nationwide, affecting states with polls next year and raising inclusion stakes.
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SC directs EC to accept Aadhaar as valid ID proof in Bihar voter list revision
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‘Not citizenship proof’: SC directs poll panel to accept Aadhaar as 12th document in Bihar SIR
The bench also directed the poll panel to ascertain the genuineness of Aadhaar details submitted by voters, observing that “nobody wants the Election Commission to include illegal immigrants in the electoral roll.”
SC asks EC to recognise Aadhaar as 12th ID document for Bihar SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to include Aadhaar as a 12th prescribed document for establishing the identity of a voter in special intensive revision (SIR) exercise of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar. At the moment for Bihar SIR, there are 11 prescribed documents which electors have to submit with their enumeration forms. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, however, clarified Aadhaar w…
Bihar SIR: Supreme Court tells EC to accept Aadhaar as proof of identity - The Statesman
The SC bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, however, also stated that Aadhaar will not be considered a proof of citizenship and the poll panel was at liberty to establish the genuineness of Aadhaar card number submitted by an elector.
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