Supreme Court tells Election Commission to take Aadhaar as 12th document for SIR exercise in Bihar

New Delhi, 8/9: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as the 12 th document for voters during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls of Bihar, ahead of Assembly polls in November this year

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi directed for taking Aadhaar as a proof of identity. The EC had earlier listed out 11 documents for inclusion of voters during the revision process