The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission.
The petition is by Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders.
It challenges the revision of electoral rolls.
The court did not rule on the merits.
The Election Commission must respond.
It also asks for disclosure of the Election Commission’s files, minutes and notings on disputed SIR decisions, and for the file on its June 24, 2025 decision to launch the SIR, according to LiveLaw and Business Today.
Advocate Nizam Pasha, appearing for Owaisi, asked that the Election Commission’s file noting and records on its SIR decision-making be produced before the next date, according to LiveLaw.
While issuing notice, the Chief Justice said orally that the court would also ask one of the petitioners about his conduct, according to LiveLaw.
The order, uploaded later, says the petition of petitioner number six is entertained on a provisional basis, subject to the petitioner explaining his conduct, according to LiveLaw, which identifies the petitioner as Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and links the remark to his comments about the Chief Justice and judges. The Sentinel says the explanation will be sought at the next hearing. The reports do not carry a response from the petitioner.
Reports also say the court issued notices to Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders on a separate petition seeking restrictions on political protests within court premises, following the October 12 march, and quote the Chief Justice as saying that the court cannot be intimidated by political processions, according to the reports.
On October 12, police stopped the INDIA bloc’s march towards the court on Bhagwan Dass Marg, and the leaders later filed the petition, according to PTI and Tribune reports.
The Supreme Court registry had flagged 14 defects in the petition, according to Open magazine.
On October 5, the Court had issued notice on separate petitions seeking the suspension of the Chief Election Commissioner over alleged unilateral SIR decisions but declined an interim order to suspend him, according to LiveLaw.
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