Supreme Court directs Election Commission of India to include Aadhaar as 12th document for Bihar electoral roll verification.

At the moment for Bihar SIR, there are 11 prescribed documents which electors have to submit with their enumeration forms

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept the Aadhaar card as the "12th document" for identification purposes in the revised voters’ list being prepared...

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the Aadhaar card must be treated as the 12th document for the purpose of identity for inclusion of voters in the revised voters list of Bihar in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. India News | Bihar SIR: SC Orders Inclusion of Aadhaar Card as 12th Document as Identity Proof.

Supreme Court said only genuine citizens will be allowed to vote and those claiming to be genuine on basis of forged documents will be excluded.