Challenge To Bihar Electoral Roll Revision : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Sankarnarayanan: they say that those before 2003 don't have to inconvenience yourself just submit the form. They have created an artificial distinction which the law doesn't permit.

Sankarnarayanan: it is completely arbitrary and discriminatory I will show you from the kind of safeguards that they have provided. The guidelines provide certain classes of people who don't have to come within the revision exercise. Most importantly this exercise has no basis in law.

J Dhulia: they are doing what is provided in the constitution right? so you can't say that they are doing what they are not supposed to?

Sankarnarayanan: they are doing what they are not supposed to do there are four levels of violations here.

Sankarnarayanan: the others will have to prove citizenship from the 11 documents. They say that if for members of the judiciary and people proficient in arts people who are great in sports etc for them you please go to their houses give their forms etc. so this is completely discriminatory

Sankarnarayanan: they gave the clarification that if you are in the 2003 roll then you don't have to submit the documents but you still have to submit a fresh form. If you don't submit that fresh form you are out of the electoral roll.

Sankarnarayanan: they say that in the strict timeline of 30 days we are going to carry on this special intensive revision of the entire roll. We will only accept 11 documents. They said that they won't consider voter ID. They are even asking documents for parents

Sankarnarayanan: intensive revision is a de novo exercise and 7.9 crore people in Bihar will have to be subject to this exercise. Now what is being done is special intensive revision which is not in the law, it's not in the act or rules. It's being done in the first time in the history of India.

Matter taken up.

Sr. Adv. Gopal Sankarnarayanan: what is permitted under the Act of 1950 and the registration of electors rules is two types of revisions. Intensive revision and summary revision.