EC Defends Electoral Roll System Before Supreme Court
The Election Commission has defended its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in a Supreme Court hearing, asserting that the process was legally authorized and unanimously approved by its three members. In a detailed 248-page response, the Commission denied allegations of changes to Form 6, emphasizing that the statutory form for voter registration remained unchanged. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, is set to hear petitions challenging the actions of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Commission's decisions during the SIR. The Election Commission's affidavit, filed by Deputy Election Commissioner Bhanu Prakash Yeturu, sought a summary dismissal of the petitions, labeling the claims as unfounded and based solely on a single newspaper report.
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