The Supreme Court registry has flagged 10 defects in a petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The objections include missing authorisation documents, an illegible identity card of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and a shortfall of Rs 220 in court fees. The registry has also raised questions about the documents submitted with the petition and the naming of individual Election Commissioners as respondents, a PTI report stated.
The petition had been filed after opposition leaders marched towards the Supreme Court to raise concerns over voter deletions and the Election Commission's functioning. However, the registry's objections are procedural and do not amount to a judicial decision on the allegations against the poll panel.
