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Supreme Court Says It Never Approved Modified Form 6
Form 6 is a form people use to ask to be added to the voter list.
A new version asked applicants about whether their family members had appeared in an earlier voter-list review.
Chief Justice Surya Kant said the Supreme Court had not approved that change.
He said the Court wants to see the records and find out who changed the form.
People who filed petitions say the Election Commission’s chief made some decisions without agreement from the other commissioners.
The Election Commission had said the Court upheld the declaration, but the articles say the Court’s earlier ruling did not directly consider this later change.
The Court sent notices to officials and agencies named in the cases.
It did not temporarily suspend the chief election commissioner.
Chief Justice Surya Kant said the Supreme Court had not approved changes to Form 6, used to apply for voter registration.
The court wants to examine records to determine who modified the form.
Petitions allege Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made decisions on the Special Intensive Revision without agreement from the other commissioners.
The Election Commission’s September 26 statement said the Court had upheld the Form 6 declaration; the reports say the Court’s May 2026 judgment did not address that later change.
The bench issued notices to respondents and linked related petitions, but did not grant an interim request to suspend Kumar.
- Who
- The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant; petitions were filed by Shailendra Mani Tripathi and others.
- What
- The Court said it had not approved modifications to Form 6 and sought records about who made them.
- Where
- Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
- When
- The hearing was reported on October 5; the articles differ on whether it took place Monday or Thursday.
- Why
- Petitions challenge alleged unilateral Election Commission decisions during the Special Intensive Revision, including changes to the voter-registration form.
Petitioners’ allegations
Election Commission’s position
Authority to modify Form 6
Petitioners’ allegations
The petitioners and objecting commissioners said the form could not be changed without following the statutory amendment process.
Election Commission’s position
The Election Commission said the Supreme Court had upheld the Form 6 declaration in its May 2026 judgment; it also said the rules-based forms would be used outside SIR periods.
Decision-making within the commission
Petitioners’ allegations
The petitions allege that Gyanesh Kumar made decisions without the concurrence of the other election commissioners, contrary to collective decision-making requirements.
Election Commission’s position
The Election Commission has said differences in views and observations are a normal part of its deliberations.
Key facts
- Form 6
- Application used by eligible people to seek inclusion in electoral rolls.
- Disputed change
- The modified form asked whether applicants or relatives had been included in an earlier Special Intensive Revision.
- Supreme Court statement
- The bench said it had not approved a modified Form 6 and wanted to inspect records.
- Bench
- Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
- Petitioner
- Shailendra Mani Tripathi filed a petition challenging decisions allegedly made without full commission concurrence.
- Court action
- The bench issued notices and linked related petitions; it did not grant an interim request to suspend the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Earlier judgment
- The articles say the May 2026 judgment on Bihar’s SIR did not directly address the later Form 6 modification.
Quotes
Shailendra Mani Tripathi’s petition
A petitioner challenging decisions and changes attributed to the Chief Election Commissioner.
“Divested of any statutory or constitutional immunity, the Chief Election Commissioner remains directly accountable under the law — subject to police investigation, evidence gathering, and regular trial proceedings as an ordinary accused”
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“Any modification to Form 6 has not been approved by us. Let’s be clear. When records are produced, we would like to see who has modified it”
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