Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Contempt Action Against ECI For Not Changing Forms Asking Aadhaar Number To Enrol New Voters

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 9) dismissed a petition seeking contempt action against the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not changing the forms which ask for Aadhaar numbers to enrol new voters.Despite the ECI's assurance last year that Aadhaar numbers were not obligatory for new voter registration, the forms remained unchanged, according to the petitioner. However, a...