New Delhi, Aug 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on September 1 a batch of petitions concerning the Bihar Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls, specifically applications seeking an extension of the deadline for filing claims and objections.
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered the matter to be listed on Monday following an urgent mentioning by Advocate Prashant Bhushan.
He submitted that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and several other political parties had approached the Court seeking an extension of the September 1 deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft voters’ list.
When the Bench asked why the petitioners could not approach the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bhushan responded that such representations had already been made.
On August 22, the Court had directed the ECI to permit excluded voters to apply for inclusion through online mode by submitting their Aadhaar details.
At that hearing, the Court had also posted the matter for September 8 while orally assuring parties that their request for extension of the deadline could be considered subsequently.
Earlier, the Court had directed the ECI to publish the names of approximately 65 lakh persons excluded from the draft electoral roll, both on its website and at booth-level offices, along with reasons for their exclusion.
