{
  "id": 12277768,
  "title": "‘Deleted voter filing Form 6 not false declaration’: Election Commission tells Bombay High Court amid SIR row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/deleted-voter-filing-form-6-not-false-declaration-election-commission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T02:03:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/form-6-special-intensive-revision-sir-bombay-high-court-santacruz-false-declaration-eci-election-commission-101791250699185.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Election Commission of India recently informed the Bombay High Court that a deleted voter filing Form 6 for re-inclusion during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise does not constitute a false declaration. Santa Cruz resident Paresh Salgaonkar and six family members were removed from the electoral roll after changing their address within the same constituency before the enumeration phase. They submitted Form 8 on December 2, 2025, two days before the initial deadline for enumeration. Their names were absent from the final roll, notified on February 21. The High Court questioned whether ECI's procedure was in line with the Representation of the People's Act and its provisions for revision exercises. ECI argued that once the final roll is notified, the old roll becomes irrelevant, and the SIR process is treated as starting anew. They stated that the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, treat SIR as preparing the roll for the first time. The court countered, arguing that in SIR, people are not removed from the draft roll but effectively from the existing roll. The bench emphasized that Salgaonkar's new voter status should be acknowledged in the existing roll, not the draft roll.",
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court was hearing a petition filed by a Santa Cruz family of seven members who were removed from the draft electoral roll for switching address.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "SIR row: Will annul EC orders not in keeping with law, says Supreme Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sir-row-will-annul-ec-orders-not-in-keeping-with-law-says-supreme",
        "published": "2026-10-05T20:52:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Who modified what?: Supreme Court seeks ECI records on Form 6 change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/who-modified-what-supreme-court-seeks-eci-records-on-form-6-change",
        "published": "2026-10-06T00:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Alito slams criticism of Supreme Court from political leaders, says it can be \"quite damaging\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/alito-slams-criticism-of-supreme-court-from-political-leaders-says-it",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:13:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Form 6 row: How an ECI order reached Supreme Court | Timeline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/form-6-row-how-an-eci-order-reached-supreme-court-timeline",
        "published": "2026-10-06T01:42:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}