LoP, Opposition leaders move SC for full disclosure of EC records on SIR

The petition, which arraigned the EC and its 3 Commissioners as participants, looked for a description on the adjustment of the online Form 6 readily available on ECINET from July 2026|

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court on Monday looking for a complete and total disclosure of “files, programs, minutes, notings and objections” tape-recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) which has actually up until now erased about 13 crore citizens throughout India.

Gandhi looked for a judicial evaluation of the Election Commission records to confirm whether Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted arbitrarily and unilaterally throughout the continuous SIR.

The Congress leader stated the petition highlights severe issues relating to the stability of the electoral procedure itself under the SIR. He argued that the after-effects of the SIR has actually experienced the violation of the constitutional right of qualified people to be signed up as citizens and to exercise their right to vote.

Gandhi looked for an interim instructions from the Supreme Court to suspend the SIR pending factor to consider and adjudication of the problems raised in the petition in order to safeguard the rights of qualified electors and maintaining the stability of the electoral procedure.

“The right to vote comes from every qualified resident regardless of political association, and its defense is a constitutional crucial that goes beyond celebration politics,” the petition, represented by senior supporter AM Singhvi and submitted through supporter Prasanna S, stated.

The petition replicated an excerpt of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s action to Gandhi and co-petitioner and Congress celebration president Mallikarjun Kharge to their letter looking for a conference on October 12. While the CJI had the conference, the leading judge had actually explained that pending petitions on similar concerns were turning up for hearing on October 13.

“If so recommended, you might send your petition on Monday (October 12), either physically at the Supreme Court of India, in between 10.30 am and 4.30 pm … You have my guarantee that any such petition will be heard at the earliest possible chance, in accordance with law,” the CJI’s letter had actually assured. Mr. Gandhi stated the petition was submitted banking on the Chief Justice’s guarantee for an early hearing.

Gandhi and other Opposition leaders marched to the Supreme Court on October 12 despite the fact that their petition was technically submitted at 4.37 p.m. They went into the Supreme Court Registry, confirmed their supporting files with the Registry authorities and left. Their arrival remained in the existence of heavy security and under stampede-like conditions with advocates raising mottos.

The petitioners, who likewise consist of, Saugata Roy, Akhilesh Yadav, Teashwi Prasad Yadav, Sanjay Raut, M.A. Baby, D. Raja, Mahua Majhi, Supriya Sile and E.T. Mohammed Basheer– drawn from political celebrations covering the Opposition bloc– asked the court to direct the Election Commission of India (EC) to offer ECINET and ERONET gain access to logs and the total file tape-recording the June 24, 2025 choice to begin the SIR.

The petition, which arraigned the EC and its 3 Commissioners as participants, looked for a description on the adjustment of the online Form 6 offered on ECINET from July 2026 by the addition of a statement worrying the existence of the candidate or their family members in an earlier SIR electoral roll.

The petition asked the court to make up an independent committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to carry out an independent audit of the removals and adjustments made throughout the SIR.

Gandhi and other petitioners have actually likewise advised the court to job the proposed independent committee to perform an evaluation of the “choices, policies, treatments, procedures, technical styles and architecture associating with the usage and implementation of Electronic Voting Machines”.

The petitioners required that the EC release booth-wise, the names of all electors erased throughout the SIR, together with the factors for each removal and a breakdown of removals by gender and age, and to offer an efficient and practical system for bring back the names of electors discovered eligible for addition in the electoral rolls.

They asked the court to make sure that qualified individuals in Punjab and other States going to the surveys are allowed to look for addition in the electoral rolls till the last date allowed by law.

Released on October 12, 2026