Politics · India · 1 hr ago
Supreme Court says it has not ruled on new Form 6 voter-registration form
India’s Supreme Court said it has not decided whether the new Form 6 voter-registration form is valid.
The form is used to include new voters in electoral rolls during a Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
The court clarified that its earlier judgment on the SIR exercise in Bihar did not address the form, which did not exist when that judgment was issued.
The clarification followed a lawyer’s claim that an Election Commission press note suggested the court had upheld Form 6.
The judges said the form would be examined in other pending cases.
The Chief Justice also warned against treating isolated comments made aloud during a hearing as legal precedent.
The Supreme Court said it has not ruled on the validity of the new Form 6 voter-registration form.
The court said it has neither approved nor disapproved the form.
The form was not in existence when the court delivered its judgment on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision.
The court said it would examine Form 6 in other pending cases related to the revision.
The bench cautioned against treating oral observations during a hearing as precedent.
- Who
- A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
- What
- The court said it has not adjudicated the validity of the new Form 6 and has neither approved nor disapproved it.
- When
- Monday; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- A lawyer cited an Election Commission press note as suggesting the court had upheld Form 6.
The lawyer
The Supreme Court
Form 6 and the Bihar judgment
The lawyer
The lawyer said the Election Commission press note conveyed that the court had upheld Form 6 while validating the Bihar SIR.
The Supreme Court
The court said Form 6 was not in existence when it issued the Bihar judgment and that the judgment did not approve or disapprove the form.
The Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision before the new Form 6 existed.
The Supreme Court said it had not ruled on the new Form 6 and would examine it in other pending matters.
- Form 6 status
- Neither approved nor disapproved by the Supreme Court
- Bihar SIR judgment
- The new Form 6 was not in existence when the judgment was delivered
- Bench members
- Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana
- Next step
- The form will be examined in other pending matters related to SIR
What people are saying
There is no adjudication of the new Form 6 yet. When the Bihar SIR judgement was delivered (by the SC), the new Form 6 was not in existence. The judgement does not say whether Form 6 is approved or disapproved by SC. We will examine it in the other pending matters,
Do not pick a word or sentence from an oral observation during a hearing and cite it as precedent,
Sources
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