Bihar SIR Case: Live Updates From Supreme Court

Sibal recaps the earlier directions passed by the Court in the matter

Sibal: Your lordships said take Aadhaar into account. BLOs are committing contempt....they have informed BLAs that they would still require 1 of the 11 documents...I will show evidence. ECI penalizing officers for accepting document outside the 11 documents...BLOs issued show-cause notice for accepting document other than the 11 documents...BLOs have given signed statements...

J Kant: Show us show-cause notice

Dwivedi: RJD application served on us last night

Sibal reads a note

Sibal: please see the contempt they (ECI) have committed...your lordships ordered...

J Kant: You want acceptance of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship?

Sibal: No...as proof of residence. BLO can't anyway decide citizenship. Instructions have been issued by ECI to not accept Aadhaar alone. I ONLY WANT AADHAAR TO BE ACCEPTED SO I CAN VOTE.

J Kant: There's one petition by Vaibhav Mishra...some political parties have filed applications...

Sibal: We are racing against time. Is Aadhaar acceptable - it has to be decided one way or the other. What they are doing is SHOCKING!

Hearing begins

Sr Advs Kapil Sibal, Dr AM Singhvi, Shoeb Alam, Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Advocates Prashant Bhushan, Vrinda Grover appear for petitioners

Sr Adv Rakesh Dwivedi appears for ECI