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Supreme Court assures no deleted voters will be prosecuted for submitting Form 6

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Supreme Court assures no deleted voters will be prosecuted for submitting Form 6
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The Supreme Court of India has assured that voters whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision in Maharashtra will not face prosecution for re-registering. The court is set to hear a plea challenging these mass deletions in November.

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This protects the democratic rights of thousands of citizens who were incorrectly marked as absent or shifted due to urban development projects.

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Supreme Court assures no deleted voters will be prosecuted for submitting Form 6 left A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant was informed that thousands of voters were marked absent in Mumbai and Pune because of the home development projects in these cities. File image for representational purposes. ANI Anil Shiinde https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/rt7hqd/article71626098.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20260723534L.jpg ANI Thane, Jul 23 (ANI): An official receives SIR electoral roll form during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll form submission two-day camp at Gawand Baug, in Thane on Thursday.

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