‘No Adjudication’: Supreme Court Clarifies It Has Neither Approved Nor Rejected New Form 6

The Supreme Court clarified that it had neither approved nor rejected the revised Form 6 for voter registration. The bench said the issue remained undecided because the court had not examined the revised form during earlier hearings.

The clarification came while the court considered a petition challenging changes introduced by the Election Commission of India. The bench scheduled this petition alongside similar pending cases concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant led the three-judge bench, which included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. The petitioner’s counsel told the court that the Election Commission had claimed the Supreme Court approved the revised Form 6. Justice Bagchi rejected that interpretation, explaining that the Bihar SIR proceedings had not examined the new form. He clarified that the court’s earlier observations did not constitute approval or rejection of those changes.

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October 27 Hearing to Examine Form 6 Changes and Legal Challenges

The bench scheduled the petition and related matters for a hearing on October 27. On October 5, the Supreme Court had also clarified that it had not approved modifications to Form 6. The controversy followed an Election Commission press release issued on September 26 concerning the court’s May 2026 judgment. The release reportedly suggested that the apex court had upheld the revised declaration used in Form 6. Form 6 allows eligible individuals to apply for inclusion in electoral rolls. The petition also raises questions about Section 18 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. That provision governs decision-making within the Election Commission and addresses disagreements through majority decisions.

The petitioner alleges that officials added ancestral details and previous SIR references without making required statutory amendments. The petitioner further claims that the Election Commission introduced these requirements through its software. The Supreme Court’s clarification leaves the revised Form 6’s legal validity open for determination. The upcoming hearing will allow the court to consider the challenge alongside related pending petitions.

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