In October 2026, the Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Election Commission of India on a batch of petitions filed by opposition leaders challenging large-scale voter deletions and alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
On 2026-10-15, the Supreme Court issued notice not only to the Election Commission of India but also to its Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. The notice was tied to the petitions filed by opposition leaders, which included Rahul Gandhi among the signatories. The court indicated it will examine the conduct of one of the petitioners at the next hearing and tagged these new pleas with similar cases already pending before it.
MASSIVE BREAKING 🚨 Supreme Court has issued notice to ECI, Gyanesh Kumar & other 2 ECs CJI also issued notice to INDIA leaders, saying “We would also like to hear one of the petitioners” Excellent opportunity for Rahul Gandhi to ríp apart Gyanu & Modi in the court What a show that would be 🔥
A separate notice on the same date focused on a plea filed by Rahul Gandhi together with other leaders of the INDIA bloc. This plea directly challenged the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision. The Supreme Court noted that it would examine the conduct of one of the petitioners at the next hearing. The plea was also tagged with other pending cases that raise comparable questions about the revision.
The Supreme Court noted that it would examine the conduct of one of the petitioners at the next hearing.
The development came amid protests in Delhi against the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision and calls for the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
The top court puts the poll panel squarely on notice over voter roll concerns | The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Election Commission of India seeking responses from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on a plea by Rahul Gandhi and other opposition members challenging the poll panel's decisions relating to the revision of electoral rolls and raising concerns over alleged irregularities and mass voter deletions in the addition, deletion, and modification of voter entries 📑 FULL STORY ➠ https://t.co/0kfgIuRK63 #SupremeCourt #ElectionCommission #RahulGandhi #Law #Politics #India
The court has asked the Election Commission of India and its chief to respond to the petitions.