Bombay HC Adjourns Hearing on Petition Challenging Voter Deletion From Goa Rolls Despite Filing Form 8
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New Delhi: The Bombay high court on Tuesday (October 6) adjourned a hearing on a petition filed by a Goa family that had been removed from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, despite having submitted form 8 to alert the state of their address change. The court deferred the hearing after the Election Commission of India (ECI) pointed out that the Supreme Court was currently hearing petitions challenging the SIR.
As per a Hindu report, advocate Gaurish Agni, who was representing the ECI, contended, “The orders the Supreme Court may pass can have a bearing on the matter before the........
