ORDER:

Learned counsel Sri Syed Mounis Jafer Abidi appears for the petitioner.
Learned counsel Sri Mohammed Omer Farooq appears for respondents No.1, 2 and 4.
Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, appears for respondent No.3.

2. The petitioner has approached this court with a prayer to direct respondent No.1 to implement the procedure for grievance redressal regarding wrongful deletion of names from the electoral roll and for restoration of such names along with their original EPIC (Voter ID) numbers and electoral records.

3. The petitioner contends that his name was included in the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted in the year 2002 for Assembly Constituency No.218, Charminar. However, the electoral roll reflected errors in certain particulars. The very purpose of SIR was to ensure accurate and error-free electoral rolls which the respondents failed to rectify. For rectification of those mistakes, the petitioner and his family members submitted notice to the Electoral Registration Officer, Bahadurpura, and the Booth Level Officer (BLO), Part No.56 on 12.05.2024 through e-mail and speed post with acknowledgement due requesting them to furnish reasons and grounds for deletion of their names from the electoral rolls, the other particulars about the name and designation of the officer responsible, whether any field-level enquiry was conducted prior to deletion of their names from the electoral rolls and the method adopted for such deletion and the copies of notices, enquiry notes etc. The petitioner has not received any response.
Therefore, again he had submitted a representation on 14.11.2025 to respondents No.1 and 2 through e-mail. He again submitted a representation before respondents No.1 to 3 on 01.04.2026 bringing to their notice that his name and the names of his family members were reflected in the SIR 2002 records and raising concerns regarding deletion of their names from the current electoral rolls, particularly in view of the proposed SIR scheduled to be conducted in the State of Telangana. However, till date, no response has been received from respondent No.3 to whom his representation was forwarded by respondent No.2. He has been advised to submit Form-6 which is intended for enrolment of new voters who have attained the age of 18 years and are registering as first time voters. The other prescribed forms are meant for different purposes.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also referred to the press note dated 14.05.2026 announcing the schedule for SIR – Phase III to be conducted in phased manner in 16 States and 3 Union Territories, including the State of Telangana. He also points out that house-to-house visits by the BLOs are scheduled to be conducted from 25.06.2026 to 24.07.2026 and the draft electoral roll is proposed to be published on 31.07.2026. The period for filing claims and objections is scheduled from 31.07.2026 to 30.08.2026. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the absence of restoration of the name of the petitioner and his family members in the current electoral rolls, proper identification and mapping of records during SIR – 2026 process may not be possible which may adversely affect their inclusion in the revised electoral rolls, thereby they would be deprived of their valuable statutory and constitutional rights attached to voter registration and participation in the electoral process causing serious prejudice. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to Section 22 of the Representation of the People A