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Petition in Supreme Court targets CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Hindustan Times··7h ago
Lawyer Shailendra Mani Tripathi filed a Supreme Court petition seeking action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. It cites reports that SIR electoral roll decisions were taken without the other two commissioners' concurrence. The plea seeks a probe into deletion of millions of names and a forensic audit of ECINet and ERONet. The Election Commission refuted reports of internal dissent.
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What It Means For You
- The petition asks the Court to preserve SIR-related server logs and databases from October 1, 2025.
- It covers ECINet and ERONet systems used across 30 states and union territories.
- Relief sought includes declaring contested Election Commission decisions illegal.
What's Happening
- An Indian Express report said commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times in 10 months.
- The petition also names deputy election commissioner Manish Garg and IT director general Seema Khanna.
- ECI said differing views are normal deliberation and that its platforms follow data security protocols.
What SIR dispute is about
- SIR refers to special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
- State roll officials were reported unable to access databases after a new technology backbone.
- The petition alleges a July 28 work reallocation order bypassed the full commission.
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