{
  "id": 16713717,
  "title": "CEC row LIVE: SC to hear pleas against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, decisions during SIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/cec-row-live-sc-to-hear-pleas-against-cec-gyanesh-kumar-decisions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T05:57:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cec-row-sir-live-updates-supreme-court-hearing-gyanesh-kumar-oct-27-2026/article71629879.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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.",
  "summary": "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",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}