‘Incompatible with judicial propriety’: CJI to Kharge, Gandhi over request for meet on voters list
The CJI said the top court does not have administrative powers to deal with issues raised by the Congress leaders.
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, declined a meeting request from the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, and the opposition leaders who planned a march to the Supreme Court. The opposition leaders sought to raise allegations of 'vote theft' and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. They demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the return to paper ballots.
The CJI advised Gandhi to invoke the Supreme Court's judicial powers under Article 32 and file a petition rather than submit a memorandum. The CJI cited the confidentiality of his letter as the reason for not publicly disclosing the specific reason for declining the meeting.
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