New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- On 12 October, the Supreme Court said it had not approved the new Form 6 declaration. It had not rejected the declaration either. The court said it would examine whether the changes were legally valid. Form 6 is used by citizens seeking registration as new voters.

The clarification concerned the court's May 2026 judgment on Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The new declaration did not exist when that judgment was delivered.

Therefore, the court had no occasion to examine it during the Bihar SIR case. The judgment cannot be treated as approval or rejection of the new declaration.

Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana heard the matter, according to LiveLaw. Their oral remarks cam...