The Supreme Court deferred the hearing on petitions challenging the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The pleas claim Kumar acted unilaterally regarding electoral roll revisions. The court gave petitioners 10 days to file a rejoinder. This case will likely be listed again on November 17.
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The pleas allege that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted unilaterally in taking several decisions, particularly concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which petitioners argue required unanimous approval. The court has granted the petitioners 10 days to file their rejoinder to the ECI's response. The matter is likely to be listed on November 17, after the Diwali vacations.