The Supreme Court has clarified that it has not approved any modifications made to Election Commission’s Form 6, which is used for registering new voters.
On Monday, the Supreme Court reiterated its stance regarding the modifications in the Election Commission’s Form 6. In response to petitions seeking the suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of unilateral decisions regarding the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, Chief Justice Surya Kant had verbally observed on October 5 that the Supreme Court had not approved any changes to Form 6. This clarification came after the Election Commission claimed in a statement on September 26 that a declaration attached to Form 6 for the voter roll revision exercise had been upheld by the Supreme Court.
During the hearing on Monday, the petitioners pointed out that the poll panel had represented the new Form 6 as having the Supreme Court’s approval. However, Kant told the petitioner that the court had not heard any matter related to the form. 'That is all we have said,' said the chief justice on Monday. 'Whether approved or not approved, don’t pick up words like this only for yourself, please.'
The petitions were filed after The Indian Express reported that election commissioners Sandeep Sandhu and Rajiv Kumar had objected 14 times in 10 months to decisions by the poll panel related to the special intensive revision, including changes to Form 6. Their objections were related to the changes to Form 6, appeals against the inclusion of voters in West Bengal and the handling of voter data in Goa, among other matters. The two election commissioners had also raised concerns over access to the digital electoral roll database.
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Since the special intensive revision exercise began in June 2025, it has faced questions about the manner and pace of its implementation, amid concerns that it could deny genuine electors their right to vote and shape election outcomes.
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