{
  "id": 13112923,
  "title": "Former SC Judge Gopala Gowda Seeks Recall Of SIR Verdict, Alleges Election Commission Misled Supreme Court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/former-sc-judge-gopala-gowda-seeks-recall-of-sir-verdict-alleges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:09:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/former-sc-judge-gopala-gowda-seeks-recall-of-sir-verdict-alleges-election-commission-misled-supreme-court"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Supreme Court Judge Justice V Gopala Gowda has called for the recall of the Supreme Court's May 2026 judgment endorsing the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In an interview with LiveLaw, Gowda alleged that the Election Commission had misled the court by concealing crucial facts about internal disagreements within the poll body about the SIR process. He urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu action and scrutinize the Election Commission's records to ascertain whether the SIR decision had the approval of a majority of Election Commissioners. Gowda contended that the alleged suppression of facts amounted to fraud on the court, raising serious questions about the judgment's validity.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, October 8, 2026: Former Supreme Court Judge Justice V Gopala Gowda on October 8 called for the recall of the Supreme Court’s May 2026 judgment upholding the Election Commission of India’s decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to LiveLaw, he alleged that the Election Commission had misled the court by withholding crucial facts about…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}