PANAJI, Nov. 5 -- The High Court has quashed and set aside the decisions of the North Goa District Election Officer and the Goa Chief Electoral Officer rejecting the Form-8 applications filed by St Cruz resident Paresh Salgaonkar and five members of his family during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive.

The High Court has directed the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to include the names of all six petitioners in the electoral roll.

The court also rejected the Election Commission of India's (ECI) request for a stay on the order to enable it to challenge the verdict.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Herald Goa....