Supreme Court Registry Flags 14 Defects in INDIA Bloc Petition Challenging Election Commission's Electoral Roll Revision

The Supreme Court registry has identified 14 defects in a writ petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The defects include missing vakalatnamas, an illegible identity document, a court fee shortfall, and issues with document legibility. The petitioners must rectify these before the matter can be listed for hearing. The petition, filed under Article 32, seeks a halt to the nationwide SIR exercise, an independent audit of voter databases, and the disclosure of all related official records.

A writ petition filed on behalf of Rahul Gandhi — who holds the post of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha — together with ten fellow members of the INDIA bloc, challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, came back from the Supreme Court registry carrying a list of fourteen procedural shortcomings that needed to be addressed before the matter could proceed. A legal filing followed after INDIA bloc leaders made their way to the Supreme Court on foot, where they put forward demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's removal, citing what they characterised as procedural lapses in how recent elections had been conducted. Opposition leaders took their challenge against the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to the Supreme Court, which agreed to examine the matter.

Supreme Court Registry Flags 14 Defects in INDIA Bloc Petition Challenging Election Commission's Electoral Roll Revision

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