Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:13pm on 12 Oct 2026,Monday Politics
The Supreme Court registry has flagged 14 defects in a joint petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission’s decisions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The objections include a ₹220 shortfall in court fees, missing authorisations from 9 petitioners and an unclear photocopy of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s identity card. Other issues include missing documents, illegible text, small fonts and page-numbering errors. The petition seeks 10 forms of relief, including an independent audit of electoral rolls and a stay on the SIR. The petitioners must address these defects before the case can be listed for hearing. (PC: NDTV)
