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Supreme Court Questions SIR Procedures, Seeks Action on Bulk Voter Deletions

The court has questioned how excluded voters can regain registration and sought corrective steps over bulk deletion applications, while the Election Commission defends its revision orders.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 30 Oct 2026, 0:40 pm UTC

Chapters · 4

  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
  4. 4Supreme Court Questions SIR Procedures, Seeks Action on Bulk Voter Deletions

Key moments · 14

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 ↗

Supreme Court questions Form 6 re-enrolment requirement

Scroll.in ↗

Court says legality of logical discrepancy checks undecided

Times of India India ↗

Court seeks action over bulk Uttar Pradesh deletion applications

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2 articles

  1. Form 7 row: Supreme Court directs EC to probe bulk applications during Uttar Pradesh SIR
    Times of India India
  2. UP SIR: Supreme Court asks EC to take steps against bulk filing of Form 7s to delete voters
    Scroll.in

2 articles

  1. Deemed ineligible: on the Supreme Court and SIR
    Opinions | The Hindu
  2. 37% of pre-SIR Form-6 applications rejected due to absence of declaration form
    The Hindu

12 articles

  1. The SIR verdict, serious constitutional questions
    The Hindu
  2. India Bloc vs CEC: EC Defends SIR Decisions in Supreme Court
    Times now
  3. Supreme Court says legality of EC's 'logical discrepancy' checks in SIR remains undecided
    Times of India India
  4. Delhi SIR: Why tell deleted voters to fill Form 6 when they were on 2026 rolls, SC asks EC
    Scroll.in
  5. Big Setback To CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Election Commission can't change Form 6, says Supreme Court
    India News

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