Supreme Court Directs Bihar to Deploy Paralegals for Electoral Roll Assistance

The Supreme Court asked the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to depute paralegal volunteers to help voters and political parties file online claims, objections or corrections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymlaya Bagchi, however, declined to extend the September 1 deadline, after the Election Commission assured that objections received later would also be considered before finalisation.

The Court said Aadhaar must be given due weight as identity proof and directed volunteers to submit confidential reports to District Legal Services Authorities.