Supreme Court Issues Notices to Election Commission Over SIR Irregularities, Flags Sanjay Raut's Conduct

India's Supreme Court has issued notices to the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a petition by Rahul Gandhi and 12 others, including Sanjay Raut, regarding alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The court provisionally accepted Raut's inclusion as a petitioner but stated he must explain his conduct, following reports that he publicly criticised the Chief Justice. The bench also asserted judicial independence after allegations that opposition leaders attempted to pressure the court. The petition seeks an independent audit of electoral roll changes conducted by a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge.