CEC row LIVE: SC to hear pleas against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, decisions during SIR
The ECI, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the two Election Commissioners have filed a joint affidavit highlighting that any attempt to restrain the functioning of the CEC will be contrary to law
The Supreme Court will hear objections against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission of India (ECI) decisions during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on October 27, 2026. A day before the hearing, the ECI, Kumar, and the two Election Commissioners filed a joint affidavit asserting that restraining the CEC's functioning contravenes the law.
The three-page document, filed on October 26, 2026, emphasizes that a CEC cannot be removed absent the identical grounds and manner as those used to dismiss a Supreme Court judge. In October 5, 2026, the Supreme Court distanced itself from alterations made to Form 6 for registering new voters during the SIR, directing the scrutiny towards the ECI.
The common affidavit filed for the EC, CEC Kumar, and Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi denies that Form 6 was amended. The West Bengal chief executive's officers submitted appeals against the inclusions, and the ECI defended the CEC's independence, rulings, and Form 6's integrity, citing multi-member consensus and provisions of the 2023 Act before the Supreme Court.
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