'Dog Babu, Son of Kutta Babu...' ECI in a Spot After THIS Residency Permit in Bihar Goes Viral, SC to Hear Petitions Challenging SIR

A strange story involving a "residence certificate" that went viral and named a dog "Dog Babu, son of Kutta Babu" has been going on at the same time as more and more lawsuits against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar. Because of this, both the bureaucracy and the voting system are getting a lot of attention, even though the Supreme Court is getting ready to hear cases next week.

अपनी आँखों से देख लीजिए!
बिहार में 24 जुलाई को एक कुत्ते ने आवास प्रमाण पत्र बनवा लिया। यह वही प्रमाणपत्र है जिसे बिहार में SIR में मान्य किया जा रहा है, जबकि आधार और राशन कार्ड को फ़र्ज़ी बताया जा रहा है।
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The Dog Certificate Goes Viral

Surprisingly, an RTPS-issued residence certificate in Bihar's Masaurhi block named a dog as the receiver. Hindi sources ETV Bharat sources say that the certificate had the name Dog Babu, the father's name was Kutta Babu, and the mother's name was Kutia Devi. It also had an address in Masaurhi's Kaulichak ward-15. It was even more amazing because it had the digital signature of Revenue Officer Murari Chauhan and the certificate number BRCCO 2025/15933581 on it.

As soon as the document was made public, officials acted quickly. The officer's digital signature and the license were both revoked on the RTPS portal.

Even though it was revoked, the controversial certificate is still kept in the archives of the RTPS server. This is a sign of holes in the verification procedures and a lack of systemic oversight.

SIR is being criticized at the Supreme Court

At the same time, the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar is causing a different but related storm. Several cases in the Supreme Court say that the ECI has gone beyond what the Constitution allows it to do by getting involved in citizenship issues, which are the Home Ministry's job. Concerns about a lot of people losing their right to vote go back to the orders that started the reform process on June 24, 2025.

The Court asked sharp questions at hearings on July 10: "Why is the ECI getting into the citizenship domain through SIR?" They wanted to know why important papers like Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards weren't being looked at. Despite what ECI said, the Court said that checking citizenship is not part of ECI's job.

The process was called a "grave fraud" on the voters by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). In response, ADR said that forms were sometimes filled out without voters' input and that the lists of people who had filed forms included deceased people.

How do the two cases relate to each other?

Even though they are not connected, both events show that there is a bigger problem with holding politicians and government officials accountable. There are problems with document authentication and digital signature control that were shown by the dog certificate affair. The SIR debate brings up issues of institutional overreach, unclear procedures, and the chance of people losing their political rights through voter roll activities.

A Look Ahead

On July 28, 2025, the cases will be heard by a bench led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The bench will then decide if SIR and ECI's decision-making powers are constitutional.

As the crisis and court scrutiny grow, they bring up important questions: What checks are in place for how the government handles data? How much can the ECI change the rules for the voting roll? India is about to hold elections for the Bihar Assembly. The results may change the way the country is governed and the validity of democracy.

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