Can You Punish Laxity by Forfeiting the Right to Vote Forever, Supreme Court Asks ECI

SC to ESI: Why should previously enrolled electorate file Form 6 as first-time voter?

Justice Joymalya Bagchi said Forms 6, 7 and 8 are statutory forms whose prescribed formats cannot be altered by ECI although it can seek additional particulars from applicants. The observation came amid concerns over requiring previously enrolled voters to seek fresh enrolment instead of providing an appropriate mechanism to restore their names to the roll.

'Right to vote vital': Re-engage 47 lakh omitted Delhi electors, SC tells EC

The Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to devise a mechanism to reach out to approximately 47 lakh Delhi voters whose names were struck out from the draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Summary Revision (SIR). The court emphasised that the right to vote is vital and cannot be forfeited due to absence, questioning the EC's requirement for previously enrolled voters to file Form 6 for re-inclusion and suggesting alterna…

Still to decide legality of logical discrepancy: Supreme Court hears plea over voter deletions

Consider extending deadlines for submission of enumeration, claim and objection forms in Delhi: Bench to EC

Can you punish laxity by forfeiting the right to vote forever, Supreme Court asks ECI

Form 6 is ‘cast in stone’ and cannot be changed, says SC, adding that the Bihar judgment is not a binding precedent and that it allowed ‘logical discrepancy’ in West Bengal as an ‘interim arrangement’; top court tells ECI to extend Delhi SIR

Can you punish laxity by forfeiting the right to vote forever, SC asks EC

Form 6 is ‘cast in stone' and cannot be changed. The Bihar judgment is not a binding precedent. Allowed ‘logical discrepancy’ in West Bengal as an ‘interim arrangement’. Don’t stick to timelines in Delhi SIR.