‘All SIR orders were unanimous, Form 6 not amended’: ECI tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission has defended its SIR decisions before the Supreme Court, denying that Form 6 was amended and arguing that a plea challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar's functioning is not maintainable.

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that all three orders relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were unanimous decisions, rejecting allegations of internal differences within the poll body. In a counter-affidavit, the Commission also maintained that Form 6, the statutory application for voter registration, had not been amended through the SIR orders.

The affidavit was filed in response to a petition challenging the functioning of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The ECI argued that the plea was based on a news report and described the allegations against the Commission as misconceived and not maintainable in law.

The response comes amid controversy over an Indian Express report alleging that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections to some of Kumar’s decisions. The Commission said the affidavit had been approved unanimously by all three........

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