New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said while hearing a plea seeking review of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s powers on Monday (October 5) that the top court never approved of the amended Form 6 used by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.“Modified Form 6 has not been approved by us, let us be very clear,” said CJI Kant. “When the record is produced, we want to see who has modified the Form 6,” he observed.The ECI said in a press note issued on September 26 that the revised Form 6 had the approval of the Supreme Court. The revised form is an additional declaration that voters have to mandatorily attach to this form when they are filling it out as part of the SIR process.“The declaration attached to Form 6 for SIR has been upheld by the Hon’ble Supreme Court. For non-SIR period, the Forms applicable as Rules (Registration of Electors Roles 1960) will be used,” ECI had claimed in the press note (below).The ECI said in a press note on September 26 that the revised Form 6, which is actually a declaration mandated with the earlier Form 6, was allowed by the Supreme Court, which the top court has said is not true.Form 6 has been at the centre of numerous controversies since the SIR got underway. While Rule 13 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 prescribes this form for claims for inclusion in the electoral roll, the additional declaration requires voters to “map” or provide proof of family members who previously voted.On May 27, the Supreme Court judgment upheld the SIR framework, but the court on Monday said it did not at the time approve of the modification of the rules to include the new declaration.For our full coverage on the SIR and the issues it has brought to citizens, click here.