The Supreme Court questioned the Election Commission about its directive to voters who were deleted from voter lists due to non-filling of enumeration forms, and suggested allowing voters to fill the enumeration form or Form 8 instead of Form 6. The court's concern was that several voters might not have received enumeration forms due to changes in residential addresses or traveling at the time of the exercise.
In a hearing regarding the special intensive revision of voter lists, the Supreme Court expressed its concerns about the Election Commission's instruction for voters who were deleted from the draft rolls due to non-filling of enumeration forms to use Form 6, which requires applicants to declare they have not been electors before. The Chief Justice Surya Kant noted that there would be several voters in Delhi who could not have been served enumeration forms as they may have changed their residential addresses or were traveling at the time of the exercise. The court suggested allowing voters to fill the enumeration form or Form 8 for address changes instead of Form 6. The Election Commission's counsel promised to examine the suggestions made by the court.
In a separate development, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Union government of ‘criminally destroying’ the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate. While Gandhi did not specify what prompted his remarks, they came amid a dispute within the leadership of Tata Sons, the holding company of the conglomerate’s businesses.
Three people were killed and 31 houses damaged in Andhra Pradesh as Cyclone Arnab made landfall. Heavy to very heavy rain was reported in several coastal parts of the state, with some areas recording more than 200 mm of rainfall.
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