Crime & Law · India
Supreme Court Clarifies Stance on New Form 6 in Bihar SIR Case
The Supreme Court has clarified its position on the new Form 6, stating that it has neither approved nor disapproved of the changes. These alterations, introduced in July, require applicants to provide ancestry details or linkage to previous Special Invitation Roll (SIR) rolls on the ECINet portal. The court made this clarification while hearing the Bihar SIR matter, emphasizing that no adjudication on the new Form 6 occurred when the Bihar SIR judgment was delivered.
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