{"id":28534,"date":"2026-09-25T08:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28534"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:04:37","slug":"plea-filed-in-sc-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar-over-sir-decisions-seeks-sit-inquiry-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=28534","title":{"rendered":"Plea filed in SC against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR decisions, seeks SIT inquiry | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134478996,imgsize-60358,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cec-gyanesh-kumar.jpg\" alt=\"Plea filed in SC against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR decisions, seeks SIT inquiry\" title=\"The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls.\">The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions taken in connection with the Election Commission (ECI) electoral roll revision exercise, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.<!-- --> The petitioner has also sought a Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into the alleged deletion of around 13 crore voters from electoral rolls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The plea seeks a declaration that decisions allegedly taken without the concurrence of the other two election commissioners are illegal and calls for restoration of the original Form 6 used for voter registration. It also seeks prosecution of Gyanesh Kumar, deputy election commissioner Maneesh Garg and ECI IT head Seema Khanna for alleged violations of duties under the Representation of the People Act.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The petition follows a report by The Indian Express stating that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had formally objected at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions concerning the addition, deletion and restoration of voters and changes to the voter registration process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The petitioner has sought prosecution of Gyanesh Kumar under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>EC has maintained that all decisions, including those relating to SIR, were unanimous and taken with the approval of both Election Commissioners and the CEC.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/plea-filed-in-sc-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar-over-sir-decisions-seeks-sit-inquiry\/articleshow\/134478944.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plea also seeks a SIT inquiry into the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters from electoral rolls. 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