The Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) case involves the mass revision of electoral rolls in the state of Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI) before the 2025 state elections. The SIR also sought to check the eligibility of the electorate on June 24, 2025. The petitioners (of which the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) was one) argued it shifted the burden of proof, which was potentially dangerous to impose on the voting population, particularly due to accounts of living voters being declared dead. On appeal to the Supreme Court, the matter was heard on August 12 and 13, 2025, by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The Supreme Court rejected the stay on the SIR but noted that the SIR can be quashed if it is proven to be illegal. It had also asked the ECI to give a reason why 65 lakh names were removed by them in the draft rolls. The Court supported the view of the ECI that Aadhaar and ration cards are not evidence of citizenship, but they can take note of the same following verification. The Court referred to the controversy as a trust deficit and highlighted the fact that the present list was still a draft and that one could rectify the mistakes before rubber-stamping. The subsequent hearing will have to be conducted upon the expiry of the claims-and-objections phase, and the court keeps the right to step in in case of unjust rejections.