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During the Supreme Court hearing on the Bihar SIR case, the Election Commission stated that the petitioners seek to disrupt the election process. The Election Commission stated that voters are aware of everything and are satisfied, but the ADR needs all the information immediately for analytics. The Commission stated that not a single appeal has been received. The first phase of the process will be completed on October 17th, and the second phase on October 20th. The list will then be released on the website. Bhushan stated that the list of those whose names have been removed should also be released. Justice Surya Kant stated, "We have no doubt that the Commission will fulfill its responsibility." Bhushan stated that it must be published; we are not closing the matter. Voters know everything. Bhushan stated that after removing 6.5 million people, they have removed some more people, but the list has not been released. Justice Kant stated that this is an ongoing process; the list has not yet been finalized. Bhushan stated that the rules require real-time transparency in this regard. New names have also not been included. The Election Commission stated that voters know everything. They can wait for the data analysis and provide guidance to the Election Commission in the future. The Election Commission sought 10 days' time. The Supreme Court recorded in its order that the Election Commission stated that the issue had been addressed in the affidavits filed extensively, but that it would respond separately. They requested 10 days' time to file their response, which was granted. The Election Commission stated that they had explained in their affidavit how they were continuously creating forged documents. False documents had been submitted. If they wished to respond, they could do so. A mistake occurred in the drop-down menu. Bhushan stated that the previous time they had taken an affidavit stating that there was no such person and that there was no EPIC number. We confirmed that everything was correct, except that his name was not in the draft roll. It was in the January 2025 draft roll. The drop-down menu is common, so there was a mistake in that regard. The next hearing in this case will be held on November 4. Petitioners seek to disrupt the election process The Election Commission has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the petitioners are attempting to "disrupt and stall" the ongoing Special Intensive Revision process in Bihar. The Commission stated that the petitioners' affidavits contain false and untrue statements, and their true intention is to prevent this process from taking place in other states. The Commission stated that Yogendra Yadav used newspaper reports and self-created charts in his claim, which were not part of his affidavit. The Commission stated that this is a misuse of a small amount of data to suggest that names are missing from the voter list. The claim that Muslim voters' names have been deleted is false The Commission stated that the petitioners have incorrectly used population estimates based on the 2011 census data, which cannot be used to determine the accuracy of the final voter list. Regarding the alleged deletion of Muslim voters, the Commission stated that this was a "communal and condemnable" approach, as the Commission's database does not retain any information related to religion. 3.66 Lakh Names Deleted The Election Commission stated that the previous voter list contained 7.89 crore voters. Of these, 7.24 crore had filed their forms, while 6.5 million had not. Of these, 2.2 million had died, 3.6 million had permanently relocated, and 700,000 were registered elsewhere. The Commission stated that 3.66 lakh names were deleted, but this was done after notice and hearing, and no appeal has been filed yet. Regarding the issue of unusual names, the Election Commission stated that the error was caused by the Hindi translation software, while the English records were correct and had been checked by booth-level officers. Voter List Cleanliness Goal Accomplished On the issue of "fictitious house numbers," the Commission stated that house details are provided by voters themselves, and temporary numbers are provided solely to visually represent families. No new markings were made in the SIR 2025. The SIR process has achieved the goal of cleaning up the voter list. The final roll was released on September 30, 2025, and the petitions are now ineffective. The Election Commission informed the Supreme Court that the Bihar voter list revision process was conducted in a transparent and legal manner, and that the petitioners' allegations are false and misleading.