On December 9, 2025, the Supreme Court raised concerns over the Election Commission's (EC) decision not to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Assam. A petition filed by Mrinal Kumar Choudhury, former President of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association, alleges discrimination as Assam only had a "special revision" unlike Bihar and 12 other states and Union Territories where SIR is underway. The petition relies on a 1997 report by former Assam Governor Lt. General S.K. Sinha and ex-Home Minister Indrajit Gupta, stating there were "40 to 50 lakh illegal immigrants" in Assam. It questions if the SIR's goal to protect electoral roll purity does not apply to Assam. Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, representing the petitioner, said, "There are lakhs of illegal immigrants in Assam whose names have been incorporated in the electoral roll. Unless SIR is conducted, these persons will get the right to vote in the upcoming Assembly elections, causing demographic imbalance." The petition calls it "discrimination" that Assam only gets special revision where electors need not provide proof of citizenship, age, or residence, while SIR requires such documents. Mr. Hansaria added that the EC's June 24 decision was to conduct SIR nationwide, making Assam’s exclusion unjustified. "Population in Assam has increased more than the rest of India mainly due to illegal immigrants. The EC must base its revision decision on the ground realities rather than discretion," Mr. Hansaria argued. The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will hear the petition next week.