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Form 6 controversy: What is the difference between amending Form 6 and appending an annexure to it? In this clip from Scrutiny, Anand Ranganathan breaks down the Form 6 and Annexure D controversy surrounding the Bihar and Bengal SIR exercises. Anand explains what he says the Supreme Court considered... show more

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Raghu M3 days ago

@ARanganathan72 - In a legal & govt. form even “adding” is treated as a “change”….and it is not like “adding” Annexure to an exam paper or answer sheet….!

joydeep Halder3 days ago

disgusting for an educated man to make such comments

Ms.Petty Priya3 days ago

He is the foremost expert on constitutional law, administrative law and bureaucratic procedure in India, hain na? Time of India is a dish rag.😒

Ashwani Kumar3 days ago

Ammending(changing,adding,modify-even a slight)also covers appending which means adding

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