In a Goa SIR ruling, the Bombay High Court at Goa has directed the Election Commission of India to put back on the voters’ list the names of a family whose Form 8 address-change requests were rejected during the Special Intensive Revision, and has refused the ECI’s request to stay the order. Panaji: The Bombay […]
The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to examine allegations of bulk Form 7 applications for voter deletion in the UP SIR, take corrective steps and file a compliance report, after the Commission said the forms were found false and not acted upon. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, October 30, directed the […]
Why should a voter already on the 2026 roll file a form meant for first-time voters? That is what the Supreme Court asked about Form 6 in Delhi SIR, giving the Election Commission of India two weeks to report back. New Delhi: Persons who could not fill up enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision […]
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas Over ECI Functioning, with the Chief Justice of India’s bench giving the petitioners two weeks to respond to the Election Commission’s counter-affidavit and listing the batch of petitions on November 17. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27) issued notice on a batch of petitions questioning the […]
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.
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission on a plea challenging the Maharashtra SIR, said nobody will be prosecuted for Form 6, and declined to extend the claims deadline without hearing the ECI; listed November 5.
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.
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 […]
Neha Bora’s peace bond plea has been rejected by the Delhi High Court, which directed that all material be furnished to her and asked the Special Executive Magistrate to consider the import of Section 135 BNSS. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (October 23) dismissed a writ petition by All India Students Association […]
Delhi High Court reserves verdict on Neha Bora’s plea against a notice asking her to furnish a Rs 10,000 peace bond, after a hearing of over two hours. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (October 22) reserved its verdict on a petition by All India Students Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora challenging […]
