Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Mehbooba Mufti Criticises Judiciary Over Lofty Court Observations
Mehbooba Mufti criticised how courts sometimes speak strongly during hearings.
She said the final decisions do not always match those comments.
Her remarks came after Mohammad Zubair questioned a claim by the Election Commission about an election form.
The form is used when voter lists are reviewed.
The Supreme Court said it had not approved a modified version of the form.
Mufti said this showed a difference between what courts say during hearings and what they decide later.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti criticised the judiciary over a perceived gap between courtroom observations and judgments.
Her comments followed fact-checker Mohammad Zubair questioning an Election Commission claim about Supreme Court approval of a modified Form 6.
The form is used in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
The Supreme Court recently said it had not approved any modified version of Form 6.
Mufti said that, over the past decade, courts had made strong observations but often delivered outcomes at odds with them.
- Who
- Mehbooba Mufti, Mohammad Zubair, the Election Commission and the Supreme Court.
- What
- Mufti criticised the judiciary over what she described as a gap between court observations and judgments, following a dispute over modified Form 6.
- When
- The comments followed the Supreme Court's recent observation about Form 6; no date is specified.
- Where
- In a post on X; the proceedings concerned the Supreme Court.
- Why
- Mufti said courts' strong observations are often not reflected in their eventual judgments.
Election Commission claim
Supreme Court statement
Whether modified Form 6 was approved
Election Commission claim
The Election Commission claimed the Supreme Court had approved the modified Form 6 used in the electoral-roll revision.
Supreme Court statement
The Supreme Court said it had not approved any modified version of Form 6; Mohammad Zubair highlighted the discrepancy.
- Speaker
- Mehbooba Mufti, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president
- Platform
- X
- Fact-checker
- Mohammad Zubair
- Disputed claim
- The Election Commission claimed the Supreme Court had approved a modified Form 6.
- Court's observation
- The Supreme Court said it had not approved any modified version of Form 6.
- Form's use
- Form 6 is used for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Mufti's criticism
- She said courtroom observations and eventual judgments often differ.