‘Criminal Assault on Democracy’: Oppn Slams CEC Gyanesh Kumar After SC's Form 6 Clarification

Top news of the day: Supreme Court distances itself from changes to Form 6; American and 2 Germans win medicine Nobel for work in optogenetics, and more

The Hindu top news of the day on October 5, 2026: Supreme Court distances itself from changes to Form 6; American and 2 Germans win medicine Nobel for work in optogenetics, and more

‘Criminal assault on democracy’: Oppn slams CEC Gyanesh Kumar after SC's Form 6 clarification

The remarks came after the SC clarified that it had not approved any modification to Form 6, the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters.

We didn't okay Form 6 changes, let's see who did it: SC

The Supreme Court stated it has not approved any modifications to Form 6, used for electoral roll inclusion, during the Special Intensive Revision. This observation came during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging alleged unilateral decisions by the Chief Election Commissioner regarding changes to Form 6 and electoral roll revisions in states like Goa and West Bengal, without the concurrence of his colleagues. The court …

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 6, 2026: Nobel Prize winners announced; CJI says Supreme Court did not approve ‘any’ Form 6 modifications

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 6, 2026: Get important National, International, Sports, Business, and GK current affairs updates curated for students, teachers, and morning assemblies.

'Let's Be Clear': SC Says It Didn't Approve Modified Form 6, Asks Who Made Changes

SC Seeks EC Records, Clarifies It Never Approved Changes To Statutory Voter Form.

Supreme Court Seeks EC Response on Form 6 Modifications

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 used by the Election Commission for electoral roll revisions. The apex court has sought a response from the EC.