The May SIR ruling upheld ECI's power and drew its limits

In Association for Democratic Reforms versus the ECI, decided on 27 May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the Bihar SIR, recognising the Election Commission's independent power under Section 21(3) to order a special revision. That judgment never approved the later steps now under challenge: the court clarified on 5 October that it had not approved any modified Form 6. (Association for Democratic Reforms versus the ECI)

• In Association for Democratic Reforms versus the ECI, decided on 27 May 2026, the Supreme Court upheld the Bihar SIR, recognising the Election Commission's independent power under Section 21(3) to order a special revisio
• That judgment never approved the later steps now under challenge: the court clarified on 5 October that it had not approved any modified Form 6.