ECI not at fault if SIR's aim same in all Bihar seats: SC

THE SC SAID ANY PROCESS THAT IS TRANSPARENT CAN GO ON, UNLESS IT CAN BE SHOWN THE ECI HAS NO POWER TO DO IT

- Abraham Thomas

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) cannot be faulted for conducting a special intensive revision (SIR) across the state of Bihar if the reason for undertaking the exercise is common across all constituencies.

Hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the SIR in Bihar, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi said, "This is not a routine updation of electoral roll but a special revision. Any process which is fair and transparent, it can go on, unless it can be shown the ECI has no power to do it."