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Center Owned by HT MediaSupreme Court to hear plea on EC's Form 6 clarification amid concerns over Delhi voter roll revision
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The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India in response to a petition that challenges the constitutional validity of Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The petition contests the blanket, lifelong legal immunity granted to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and other Election Commissioners for actions taken in their official capacity, arguing that the immunity is problematic. Both the Centre and the ECI have been asked to file their replies.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on November 19 concerns raised over the Election Commission’s recent clarification allowing voters, whose names were omitted from the draft electoral rolls, to seek fresh enrolment through Form 6 during the special intensive revision (SIR…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear November 19 concerns raised over the Election Commission’s recent clarification allowing voters, whose names were omitted from the draft electoral rolls, to seek fresh enrolment through Form 6 during the special intensive revision of…
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According to a statement by the office of the chief electoral officer (CEO), no action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, would be initiated against an elector solely on the ground that their name figured in a previous electoral roll and they had submitted Form 6 during…
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The CJI also indicated that the bench could consider asking the EC to extend the deadline, if necessary.
