SC seeks EC response on changes during SIR: Why has Form 6 become a flashpoint
The Supreme Court of India has requested a response from the Election Commission regarding procedural changes made to Form 6 during a recent electoral roll revision. The court is investigating whether these changes were approved by all election commissioners.
Why it matters
The integrity of electoral processes and the transparency of administrative changes to voter registration are fundamental to democratic governance.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised questions over changes made to Form 6, the application used for registering a voter, during the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The issue came up while the court was hearing petitions alleging that several decisions linked to the SIR exercise were taken without the approval of all three election commissioners, particularly Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, who were at odds with poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar on multiple occasions.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana sought responses from the Election Commission, the Centre, the CEC and the other two election commissioners before examining whether the poll panel's statutory procedure was followed.The bench, however, refused to pass an immediate order seeking the suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, while considering the controversy over Form 6, which was one of the central issues raised…
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