{"id":127718,"date":"2026-10-06T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127718"},"modified":"2026-10-06T11:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:15:26","slug":"supreme-court-eci-and-form-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/supreme-court-eci-and-form-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court, ECI and Form 6, Constitutional Provisions, Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Supreme Court, Election Commission of India (ECI) and Form 6<\/b> have come into focus following the Court\u2019s recent clarification that it had <\/span>not approved any modified version of Form 6<\/b> used during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

On <\/span>October 5, 2026<\/b>, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India <\/span>Surya Kant<\/b>, along with Justices <\/span>Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana<\/b>, clarified that the Supreme Court had <\/span>not approved any modified Form 6<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Court said it would examine the ECI’s records to determine <\/span>who introduced the changes<\/b> to the form. The observation came during the hearing of a petition concerning alleged unilateral decisions relating to the SIR exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Form 6?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Form 6<\/b> is the prescribed application form used by an eligible citizen for <\/span>inclusion of their name in the electoral roll<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the ECI, a person who is eligible to be registered as a general elector can apply through Form 6 before the Electoral Registration Officer or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer. The form can also be submitted online through the ECI or the concerned Chief Electoral Officer’s website.<\/span><\/p>\n

Form 6 is therefore an important instrument for <\/span>voter registration and electoral participation<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Role of the Election Commission of India<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Election Commission of India<\/b> is a constitutional body responsible for the <\/span>superintendence, direction and control of elections<\/b> in India.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under <\/span>Article 324 of the Constitution<\/b><\/a>, the ECI has powers relating to:<\/span><\/p>\n