After the release of the final list of special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar, on Tuesday (October 7, 2025), the Supreme Court demanded that the names of 3.66 lakh people removed from the list be made public. The petitioners say that neither notice was sent to any of these and their names were removed on the objection of others. On this, the court asked the petitioners for whom he is raising his voice, there are some who will not come to court even if the name is out of the list.

Justice Suryakant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi were hearing the bench case. Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Prashant Bhushan appeared on behalf of the petitioners. Prashant Bhushan said that after reviewing the final list, it was found that it had complicated the situation. He said that a large number of people were excluded in the name of improvement in the voter list. Abhishek Manu Singhvi also said that people did not get information that their name was removed and no one was given an appeal. Advocate Vrinda Grover also said that the information available on the Election Commission website is not clear, in which information is not available according to gender or age.

Some will not come to court even after removing the name from the alien list, Justice Suryakanth said
According to The Hindu report, Justice Suryakant asked Advocate Prashant Bhushan for whom the petitioners are doing so. He said, ‘There are some aliens here which will not even raise their voice to remove their names from the voter list. They will not come to court. So Mr. Bhushan is doing all this for whom? ‘ Justice was hearing Suryakant’s bench case. Justice Suryakant said, “We do not want this matter to become an uncontrolled inquiry.”

What did the Election Commission say?
On these arguments of the petitioners, Election Commission counsel Rakesh Dwivedi said that information was given to every voter. He said that everyone is claiming anything, so an affidavit should be taken from them. Rakesh Dwivedi said that last time Yogendra Yadav had brought some people to court. No accountability is showing.

Rakesh Dwivedi said, ‘We have handed over the list to every political party. No person himself is coming to the Election Commission. NGOs sitting in Delhi are making noise. These people have not yet filed an application challenging the final list. They are arguing on the old petition. The election has been announced. We have to settle for this.

During this, Advocate Ashwin Upadhyay demanded from the court that all cases should be transferred to Patna High Court. Senior Advocate Vijay Hansariya said that here these petitioners say some things, then ‘vote theft’ is created outside.

Bihar In Ongoing Special Intensive Revision ,Sir) on The Election Commission told the Supreme Court that applications are coming to remove more than the name of the name. Hearing his reply, the judges of the Supreme Court were shocked and asked why political parties are applying to remove the name.

At the hearing on Monday (September 1, 2025) Advocate Pacific Grace Done Superior Court Said that for the people left in the draft list Objection Record Granted of Timeline Be increased And Claim should not be dismissed by calling Aadhaar inadequateOn this demand of the petitioners, Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi on behalf of the Election Commission said that increasing the time limit will delay the election process.

Rakesh Dwivedi said, ‘Political parties are making applications to remove more than adding names. This proves that our process is correct. He told the court that many things like death are being made the basis. In many cases, the voters themselves are coming and telling that their name is in the voter list elsewhere, so, be removed from here. On this, the court asked why political parties are applying to remove the name.

Rakesh Dwivedi Said that we want to make it clear that people even after 1 September To Objection/claim is not being stopped from filing, but on these claims Sir Final List There will be consideration after publication of. He said that voters till the day of filing nomination from candidates for Bihar election List People’s names can be added to It is not that he has been deprived of voting. Justice Surya Kant said that there is no problem in this. They can continue to register objections.

The Supreme Court said that we are surprised that political parties get their names added Only Only 100-120 applications have been given. Rakesh Dwivedi also told the court that Voters themselves are participating in the process, but an NGO says that people are facing problems with floods. He said, ‘Here is so NGO (ADR) Stands which has no relation with Bihar and He Claiming that people are facing problems due to floods Is, but People have no problem, He is participating in the process and participating Are,

Prashant Bhushan said that they should be informed for what is lacking in the form of people. On this, Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said, “We are sending notice to people and giving information about what is lacking in his document.” On the demand of petitioners to include Aadhaar card in documents Superior Court Done Said That Base To As much The status is given in the law, it cannot increase more than that. Prashant Bhushan said that We are also asking for the same status.

(With input from Nipun Sehgal)