On October 12, police stopped the INDIA bloc’s march on Bhagwan Dass Marg and the leaders filed a petition in the evening.
On October 15, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Election Commission.
The petition seeks an audit of deletions, disclosure of the Commission’s records and a suspension of the SIR.
The Chief Justice said the court would ask one petitioner about his conduct.
The court did not rule on the merits.
Notice was also issued on a plea by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and a separate plea by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, according to the same report.
Reports say the bench directed that the petition be tagged with other pending matters challenging the SIR in various states, and that state-wise petitions would be heard separately, according to the Sentinel and other reports.
LiveLaw did not state a next hearing date for this petition and said similar SIR matters are listed for Tuesday.
The petitioners include Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Saugata Roy, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Raut, M A Baby, D Raja, Supriya Sule and others, according to LiveLaw.
The petition, filed on October 12, seeks an independent audit of deletions and modifications in the electoral rolls and an interim suspension of the SIR, according to reports.
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.
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