Bombay HC directs inclusion of six Goa family members in voter list during SIR

Panaji: The Bombay HC on Thursday held that provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, remain in force during SIR of electoral rolls, directing the authorities to include the names of six members of a Goa family in the voter list.

Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit S Jamsandekar of the Goa bench directed ERO of Santa Cruz constituency to include names of petitioner Paresh Salgaonkar and his five family members in Part 25 of the electoral roll after confirming their residence in 10 days.

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The petitioners, who had been voting in Santa Cruz since 1995, had shifted residence from Part 29 to Part 25 of the same constituency. They had submitted Form 8 for change of address on November 12, 2025. The application was uploaded to ERO portal on December 8, 2025. Their names were deleted from Part 29 but not included in draft roll for Part 25, said their lawyer. ERO rejected their Form 8 application on January 21, 2026, following which DEO and CEO also rejected their appeals.

"We reject any contention of the ECI that during the process of a Special Intensive Revision, the ERO is within the law to refuse giving effect to Form 8," the HC said.

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