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Goa High Court flags procedural deadlock for voters listed under SIR and Form 6
✍️ India Today
🗓 05 Oct 2026, 10:16 PM
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The Goa High Court highlighted a catch‑22 in the electoral roll where voters appearing in both the SIR and Form 6 rows face contradictory requirements, potentially affecting their voting rights.
The Goa High Court, during a recent hearing, pointed out a procedural paradox affecting voters whose names are recorded in both the SIR (Supplementary/Revision) and Form 6 sections of the electoral roll.
The court observed that the existing mechanism forces such voters to comply with mutually exclusive conditions, creating a dead‑end that could prevent them from exercising their franchise.
Election officials were urged to examine the overlap and provide a clear remedial process before the upcoming polls, ensuring that no eligible voter is disenfranchised due to administrative overlap.
Legal experts noted that the observation underscores the need for a streamlined roll‑maintenance system that reconciles SIR updates with Form 6 entries without imposing contradictory obligations.
The court observed that the existing mechanism forces such voters to comply with mutually exclusive conditions, creating a dead‑end that could prevent them from exercising their franchise.
Election officials were urged to examine the overlap and provide a clear remedial process before the upcoming polls, ensuring that no eligible voter is disenfranchised due to administrative overlap.
Legal experts noted that the observation underscores the need for a streamlined roll‑maintenance system that reconciles SIR updates with Form 6 entries without imposing contradictory obligations.