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Supreme Court Questions Form 6 Requirement as Election Commission Defends SIR

The court has questioned why previously enrolled voters must submit Form 6 again, while petitioners prepare replies to the Election Commission's defence of its revision decisions.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 28 Oct 2026, 11:45 am UTC

Chapters · 3

  1. 1ECI Tells Supreme Court All Three SIR Orders Were Unanimously Approved
  2. 2Supreme Court gives petitioners time to answer Election Commission's SIR defence
  3. 3Supreme Court Questions Form 6 Requirement as Election Commission Defends SIR

Key moments · 11

First disputed SIR order issued, later defended as unanimous

Mint ↗

Online SIR form and declaration separated, commission says

India Today ↗

ECI defends unanimous approvals and seeks dismissal of petitions

NDTV Top Stories ↗

Congress urges Supreme Court to summon SIR records

Times of India India ↗

Commission says only government can change Form 6

NDTV Top Stories ↗

Commission defends electronic approvals in Supreme Court affidavit

Legal News India | Supreme Court of India, High Court, Law Firm, Law School News, Latest Legal Updates ↗

Commission seeks summary dismissal of SIR petitions

Business Line - Home ↗

Dola Sen disputes commission's defence of Form 6

Legal News India | Supreme Court of India, High Court, Law Firm, Law School News, Latest Legal Updates ↗

Court grants ten days for petitioners to respond

Times of India India ↗

Court says it will examine SIR records plea

The Hindu ↗

Delhi hearing questions Form 6 for previously enrolled voters

Legal News India | Supreme Court of India, High Court, Law Firm, Law School News, Latest Legal Updates ↗

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  1. India Bloc vs CEC: EC Defends SIR Decisions in Supreme Court
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  2. Supreme Court says legality of EC's 'logical discrepancy' checks in SIR remains undecided
    Times of India India
  3. Delhi SIR: Why tell deleted voters to fill Form 6 when they were on 2026 rolls, SC asks EC
    Scroll.in
  4. Delhi SIR: Supreme Court asks ECI to extend deadlines, simplify enrolment
    The Hindu
  5. Delhi SIR: Why is ECI forcing excluded voters to submit Form 6 as first-time voters? Supreme Court
    Legal News India | Supreme Court of India, High Court, Law Firm, Law School News, Latest Legal Updates

16 articles

  1. Order preservation of SIR files & notings, petitioners urge SC
    Times of India
  2. SC says ‘will examine’ petitioners’ ‘innocuous’ plea to direct EC to preserve or file in court ‘complete’ SIR records
    Business Line - Home
  3. SC says ‘will examine’ petitioners’ ‘innocuous’ plea to direct ECI to preserve or file in court ‘complete’ SIR records
    The Hindu
  4. Bengal SIR: Appeals against voter inclusion were filed by state poll officials, EC tells SC
    Scroll.in
  5. SIR Row: SC Gives Petitioners 10 Days To Respond To EC Affidavit, Next Hearing On Nov 17
    Times now

19 articles

  1. June 2025 decision to hold SIR taken unanimously, EC tells SC
    Times of India
  2. No Change To Form 6, Declaration Is Separate: Poll Body To Top Court
    NDTV Top Stories
  3. SIR controversy: Election Commission says all three members approved orders, denies amending Form 6
    Mint
  4. CEC can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge, ECI tells top court
    The Hindu
  5. All SIR Decisions Unanimously Taken; Form 6 Not Amended : ECI Tells Supreme Court
    India: United We Stand