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Supreme Court Denies Approving Modified Form 6 and Demands Answers
- •The Supreme Court clarified that it never approved the modified version of Form 6, contradicting the Election Commission's recent claims.
- •Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated that the court will examine records to find out who authorized the changes to the voter registration form.
- •The controversy centers on an additional declaration added to the online version of Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- •Internal disputes within the Election Commission previously highlighted objections from other commissioners regarding the unauthorized alteration of the statutory form.
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The Supreme Court clarified that the modified version of Form 6 was never approved by the court. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated that records would be examined to determine who authorized the changes.
The controversy involves an additional declaration inserted into the online Form 6 during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, requiring applicants to provide ancestral electoral roll details. Critics and certain commissioners argued that Form 6 could not be legally altered without amending the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
The Election Commission claimed in a September press note that the declaration attached to Form 6 for the Special Intensive Revision had been upheld by the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court disputed this, noting it had not examined or approved the subsequent modification to the form.
