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.
Hearing a petition challenging 14 decisions of the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court said the modified Form 6 had not been approved by it, and that it would like to see who modified it once the record is produced. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the modified Form 6 used […]
The Election Commission of India has, in a press note approved by the full Commission, asserted that its decisions on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the Form 6 declaration were taken unanimously and have been upheld by the Supreme Court. Responding amid a controversy over its internal functioning, the Commission announced a committee to review the ECINet system, internal-governance measures, and an extension of the claims-and-objections timelines in Delhi and Maharashtra.
A PIL before the Supreme Court seeks constituency-wise disclosure of voter exclusions and electoral roll changes during West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision, alleging transparency concerns and potential impact on voter participation ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, despite the Court upholding the Election Commission’s revision powers.
