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Center-Right Owned by Living Media IndiaElection Commission Removes SIR Declaration From Online Form, IT Overhaul & Transparent Rules Push
What's behind this
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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What each side is saying
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left · 3 outlets
New Delhi: The Election Commission has followed up on its Supreme Court affidavit and separated the new voter enrolment form and an accompanying declaration in its online version in states where the SIR exercise is underway. In September, it had already withdrawn the declaration from its digital…
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center · 3 outlets
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear the arguments on November 19 regarding the Election Commission's new system requiring voters whose names were removed from the draft voter list during Delhi's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to fill out Form-6 to get re-enrolled. The court…
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right · 2 outlets
The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on November 19 regarding concerns over voter enrollment in Delhi. Petitioners argue that the Election Commission's clarification allows unjust requirements for previously registered voters. The court had previously questioned the need for voters to…
