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Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Tomorrow Over SIR Decisions
- •The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging unilateral actions by CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Petitions claim around 14 decisions regarding the SIR exercise were made without the concurrence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.
- •One petition seeks a declaration that ECI decisions, as a multi-member body, cannot be taken unilaterally and requests an examination of primary records.
- •Another petition seeks to quash the 14 allegedly unilateral decisions and calls for an independent Judicial Inquiry Commission or Special Investigation Team.
- •The petitions also seek prosecution under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, against Gyanesh Kumar and other officials for alleged breaches of official duty.
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The petitions filed in the Supreme Court challenge unilateral decisions made by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The petitioners allege that about 14 decisions were taken without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, and seek actions including a judicial probe and the suspension of the CEC.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is scheduled to hear the petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The petitions request an independent Judicial Inquiry Commission or Special Investigation Team to perform a forensic audit of ECINet and ERONet databases regarding the deletion of 13 crore names across 30 states and Union Territories. Furthermore, they seek prosecution under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, against officials allegedly responsible for breaches of official duty during the revision process.
