‘Neither Approved Nor Disapproved’: Supreme Court Clarifies Stand On Revised Form 6 | Bihar SIR

The Supreme Court has clarified that it has neither approved nor disapproved the Election Commission of India’s revised Form 6 for voter registration. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Priya Mishra challenging aspects of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The court said its earlier observations in the Bihar SIR case cannot be interpreted as judicial approval of the revised form, which was introduced later. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the form imposes additional declaration requirements and document demands that could exclude eligible voters. The court said the form’s validity remains open to judicial scrutiny and sought the ECI’s response.