Allahabad High Court Questions Omission Of 138 Amethi Residents From Final Voter List Despite Draft Roll

In the draft roll but not in the final list: that is the grievance of 138 Amethi residents before the Allahabad High Court, which has kept their petition for October 29. Lucknow: Residents of Amethi numbering 138 have approached the Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, alleging that their names were left out of the final […]

Bombay High Court Lists Maharashtra SIR Voter Exclusion Pleas For December 1 After ECI Seeks Deferral

The Bombay High Court will hear petitions alleging arbitrary voter exclusions in the Maharashtra SIR on December 1, after the Election Commission sought deferral citing a Supreme Court order to keep such High Court writ proceedings in abeyance.

Supreme Court Refuses Early Hearing On Delhi SIR Plea, CJI Says Entire Staff Not At Disposal

The Supreme Court refused an early hearing on the Delhi SIR plea, telling counsel to wait for its orders on October 28, two days before the October 30 claims deadline; an MP’s plea on ECI functioning was tagged with similar matters.

Supreme Court PIL Seeks Former CJI-Led Expert Committee To Examine Election Commission’s Functioning And SIR

Should the Election Commission’s own working be examined from outside? A Supreme Court PIL seeks former CJI-led expert committee scrutiny of the Commission’s functioning and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, resting on written objections by two Election Commissioners, at least 14 in ten months according to a media report; the contentions are […]

Delhi High Court Lets SIR-Deleted Voters Apply Through Form 6, Finds False Declaration Fear Misplaced

Delhi High Court lets SIR-deleted voters apply through Form 6, with the Bench calling a petitioner’s fear of a false-declaration charge misplaced because the suggestion to file the form came from the Election Commission’s counsel, acting on the Electoral Registration Officer’s instructions. New Delhi: Two voters whose names were struck off the Delhi electoral rolls […]

Supreme Court Issues Notice To ECI On INDIA Bloc SIR Petition, CJI Flags One Petitioner’s Conduct

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission, the CEC and the Election Commissioners on the INDIA Bloc SIR Petition by Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and others; CJI Surya Kant said the Court would also ask one petitioner about his conduct. The allegations are untested.

Supreme Court Prepones Hearing To October 28 On Delhi SIR Plea Against Form 6 Declaration

The Supreme Court has advanced to 28 October the hearing of an urgent application against the Election Commission direction that deleted Delhi voters file Form 6 with a first-time voter declaration. The contentions are the applicants’.