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Supreme Court Notice On Form 6 Changes, SIR Row And Scrutiny On CEC DecisionsThe Supreme Court of India clarified that it did not approve modifications to Form 6 introduced by the Election Commission of India during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The clarification came after the Election Commission stated in a press note that changes to the form, which required an extra declaration from first-time voter applicants, had been upheld by the top court. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on a plea challenging decision-making procedures. While declining immediate suspension of the Chief Election Commissioner based on newspaper reports, the court demanded official records and file notings to examine whether decisions complied with statutory unanimity or majority mandates. The bench noted that any established unlawful actions could face consequences, including annulment, amid growing legal debates over voting rights and voter roll integrity.