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Supreme Court questions non-citizens' voting rights via Aadhaar, stressing it's for welfare, not citizenship.
The Supreme Court has questioned whether non-citizens who obtained Aadhaar cards should be eligible to vote, stressing that Aadhaar is for welfare benefits, not proof of citizenship.
Hearing challenges to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls, the court emphasized that the Commission must verify Form 6 applications and cannot accept submissions blindly.
While affirming the EC’s authority to remove ineligible names, it ruled that proper notice must be given before deletions.
The court rejected arguments that the SIR process unfairly burdens illiterate voters, noting limited disenfranchisement in past exercises.
It directed the EC to respond by December 1, with further hearings to follow.
La Corte Suprema cuestiona los derechos de voto de los no ciudadanos a través de Aadhaar, haciendo hincapié en que es para el bienestar, no para la ciudadanía.