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Supreme Court Rejects Interim Stay Against Election Commissioner

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC · How we work

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Supreme Court Rejects Suspension

India’s Supreme Court refused an interim order to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Bagchi, V Mohana will seek responses on SIR decisions.
Petitioners demand a declaration that the Election Commission must act unanimously or by majority.
They also request a forensic audit of ECINet and ERONet and a probe of 13 crore name deletions.

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Mamata Banerjee Calls Arrest

Opposition supporters gathered at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Police detained hundreds of protesters attempting to assemble at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site.
Rahul Gandhi called the commission’s actions vote theft and labeled the officers traitors.
Mamata Banerjee publicly called for the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Special Intensive Revision removed 130 million voter names, potentially cutting some state lists by 30 %.

History

Historical Context

Intensive electoral-roll revisions, last done in 2003, have long been used to prune outdated entries. In 2025-26 the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, launched by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, removed about 65 lakh names and cut the national electorate by 10.2 %. After the May 2026 Supreme Court endorsement, Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee protested, demanding Kumar’s resignation.

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Supreme Court Rejects Suspension

India’s Supreme Court refused an interim order to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Bagchi, V Mohana will seek responses on SIR decisions.
Petitioners demand a declaration that the Election Commission must act unanimously or by majority.
They also request a forensic audit of ECINet and ERONet and a probe of 13 crore name deletions.

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