Supreme Court likely to hear Rahul Gandhi, other Oppn. leaders’ plea against ECI decisions over SIR

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, along with other leaders of Opposition parties, moved the Supreme Court on October 12, 2026, seeking a complete disclosure of “files, agendas, minutes, notings and objections” recorded by Election Commissioners. File | Photo Credit: Reuters

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 15, 2026) is likely to hear a petition by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with other leaders of Opposition parties, seeking a judicial examination into the alleged arbitrary and unilateral exercise of power by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The writ petition also sought action against police action on the October 10 anti-CEC protests.

On Monday (October 12, 2026), Mr. Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders moved the top court seeking a complete disclosure of “files, agendas, minutes, notings and objections” recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on the SIR process, which has so far led to the deletion of about 13 crore voters from electoral rolls across India.