NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has clarified that it did not approve any changes made to Form 6, the application used by people seeking to register as voters for the first time. The court said it would examine the Election Commission of India’s records to find out who made the changes and on what basis.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, made the observation while hearing a petition related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The modified Form 6 includes an additional declaration asking applicants whether their own name, or the name of a parent or grandparent, appeared in an earlier electoral roll prepared during an SIR exercise. Critics have raised concerns that the additional requirement could make voter registration more difficult for some first-time voters.
The issue came into focus after the Election Commission said in a September 26 statement that the additional declaration attached to Form 6 for the SIR exercise had been upheld by the Supreme Court. The court has now made it clear that it had not approved any modified version of the form and said the records would be examined further.
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