Absence From Draft SIR Doesn't Mean Deletion, ECI Tells Bombay HC
The commission said the draft roll reflects fresh enumeration, and six family members must use Form 6 to be added, not Form 8.
- On Tuesday, The High Court of Bombay at Goa reserved its verdict on a petition by Paresh Salgaoncar, whose family members were excluded from electoral rolls after their Form 8 applications were rejected.
- Unlike the routine Special Summary Revision , the Special Intensive Revision requires electoral rolls to be prepared afresh, The Election Commission explained, meaning existing rolls are not carried forward.
- The Booth Level Officers instructed Salgaoncar and his five family members, who moved to the Santa Cruz Assembly constituency eight years ago, to use Form 8, which the commission now claims is inapplicable.
- Senior Advocate Ashutosh Kumbhakoni, representing The Election Commission, argued that excluded individuals must file Form 6 as new voters, telling the court they are, "Not dealing with the process of SIR."
- Justices Amit S Jamsandekar and Valmiki Menezes questioned why Form 8 is not accepted during the SIR, as the court considers whether the process effectively denies restoration of existing Electors Photo Identity Cards.
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Absence from draft SIR doesn't mean deletion, ECI tells Bombay HC
A Special Intensive Revision is a fresh preparation of the electoral roll and not a Special Summery Revision (SSR) where the roll is only updated, ECI lawyer Senior Advocate Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the Goa bench of the High Court.
Absence from draft SIR doesn't mean deletion of name, ECI tells HC
The Election Commission of India clarified to the Bombay High Court that the absence of a voter's name from a draft Special Intensive Revision (SIR) roll does not equate to deletion, as SIR is a fresh preparation of the electoral roll. This clarification came during a hearing on a writ petition filed by a Goa resident whose family's names were missing from the SIR roll. The court has reserved its verdict.
'Absence from draft SIR doesn't mean deletion': EC to Bombay HC
The Election Commission of India clarified that missing names from the draft electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision do not imply their deletion. This declaration came amid a court hearing in response to a Goa resident's concern over their absent name. The petitioner expressed frustration that their address change application had not been processed on time.
Absence from draft SIR roll doesn't mean deletion of name, Election Commission tells Bombay HC
A Special Intensive Revision is a fresh preparation of the electoral roll and not a Special Summary Revision (SSR) where the roll is only updated, ECI lawyer Senior Advocate Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told the Goa bench of the High Court.
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