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Supreme Court May Invalidate SIR Process If Rules Violated Says Shekhar Iyer
- •Senior journalist Shekhar Iyer stated that the Supreme Court could declare the Election Commission's electoral roll revision process null and void if rules were breached.
- •Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders have filed a joint petition seeking a suspension of the Special Intensive Revision process and an independent audit.
- •Journalist Satish K. Singh called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step down to restore institutional credibility.
- •Iyer emphasized that the Supreme Court must examine all evidence and hear all parties before reaching a conclusion on alleged irregularities.
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Senior journalist Shekhar Iyer stated that if the Supreme Court finds prescribed rules and procedures were not followed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the court could declare the Election Commission's decisions or the entire electoral roll revision null and void.
Rahul Gandhi and ten other opposition leaders filed a joint petition seeking a suspension of the SIR process, an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to audit deletions, booth-wise disclosure of deleted names, and action against those responsible for legal or constitutional breaches.
In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court of India upheld the constitutional validity and legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ruling that the process is essential for conducting free, fair, and transparent elections.
