Supreme Court Registry Flags 14 Defects in Opposition Petition Challenging Electoral Roll Revision

The Supreme Court Registry has flagged 14 procedural and documentary defects in a writ petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Issues include missing vakalatnamas, a blurred identity document, a court fee shortfall, and absent attachments. A hearing will only proceed once all defects are rectified. The petition seeks an independent audit of voter deletions and an interim suspension of the SIR process across Indian states.

When the petition was lodged on Monday, 12 October — jointly by Rahul Gandhi, who serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and fellow INDIA bloc leaders — the Supreme Court Registry flagged fourteen procedural defects in the filing, which contested what the petitioners characterised as irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Rahul Gandhi, joined by a number of Opposition leaders, brought a writ petition before the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Several opposition parties have jointly demanded a halt to the SIR process and the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post, characterising the exercise as fraudulent — a claim the parties themselves advance rather than one independently established.

Supreme Court Registry Flags 14 Defects in Opposition Petition Challenging Electoral Roll Revision

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