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Supreme Court to Hear Key Cases on Voter Rolls, Waqf Act and Anonymous Donations
- •Supreme Court will hear a plea by Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders regarding alleged voter deletions and irregularities in electoral rolls.
- •The bench will address petitions concerning protests, metro closures, and train disruptions tied to the Delhi agitation against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •A challenge against the Income Tax Act provision allowing anonymous cash donations below Rs 2,000 to political parties is listed for hearing.
- •The apex court will hear petitions related to the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.
- •Journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea challenging the Bombay High Court verdict sentencing him in a 2013 rape case will be heard.
- •The court will review matters regarding the ban on firecrackers and the preservation of heritage monuments in Delhi, alongside actor Rajpal Yadav's cheque bounce case.
Key Questions Answered
The plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders addresses alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. It seeks the formation of an independent committee headed by a retired apex court judge to conduct an audit of these deletions and modifications.
The petition concerning voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls will be heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.
Other cases scheduled for hearing include pleas regarding protests and disruptions ahead of the October 10 agitation in Delhi against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, a challenge to the Income Tax Act provision allowing anonymous cash donations below Rs 2,000, petitions concerning the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, and Tarun Tejpal's plea against his conviction.
