The Supreme Court stated on Monday that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6, the official application for voter registration. This clarification comes after the Election Commission of India (ECI) had indicated that the apex court had upheld an additional declaration appended to the form during a special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
A bench led by the Chief Justice of India emphasized that the court had not sanctioned any changes to Form 6. The court announced its intention to review the relevant records to ascertain who authorized any modifications and the nature of those alterations.
The ECI had previously defended the changes in the online version of Form 6, which included requests for details about parents or grandparents. The commission stated that the declaration attached to Form 6 for the special revision had been upheld by the Supreme Court, and for periods outside this revision, the standard forms as per the 1960 rules would be used.
The court’s intervention occurred amidst a petition challenging alleged modifications to the form, including new requirements concerning an applicant’s ancestry and previous revision declarations. The Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any such alterations and sought the underlying records for examination.
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Source: hindustantimes.com
