During the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an additional online declaration section was added. This required first-time voters to link their details to their parents or grandparents, providing ancestral proof of registration in previous SIR cycles. On September 26, the ECI claimed in a press note that this new declaration annexed to Form 6 had been formally "upheld" and approved by the Supreme Court.
However while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the bench headed by CJI Surya Kant directly refuted the ECI’s stance, saying : The Modified Form 6 has not been approved by us, let us be very clear. Is that the GenZ effect on the SC? Whatever be the reason, it is cause for cheer.
VINAY DWIVEDI, Benaulim
