The Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6 and sought Election Commission records on who authorised online changes.
The controversy stems from an additional declaration form introduced during the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar starting June 2025 and extended to other states.
While the ECI maintained that its SIR orders were unanimous, reports showed formal objections raised by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.