Can CEC Gyanesh Kumar exercise EC powers alone? SC to hear plea today
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India’s Supreme Court is due to hear pleas challenging Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s alleged unilateral decisions on voter-roll revisions.
One petition seeks a ruling that Kumar cannot decide for the Election Commission without the other 2 election commissioners’ agreement, LiveLaw reported.
Another seeks to revoke 14 reported decisions and establish an independent inquiry or special investigation team led by a retired Supreme Court judge.
The Election Commission rejects wrongdoing allegations, saying the revision removes deceased, relocated and duplicate voters and prevents inclusion of «foreign illegal immigrants.»
Opposition activists held a third day of protests on October 4, demanding Kumar resign over revisions that removed millions of voter names, according to Straits Times.
The Bharatiya Janata Party denies opposition allegations that the changes benefit the party, DW reported.
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- 2026-10-04 07:40 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-05 04:28 UTCHindustan Times · hindustantimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-05 05:04 UTCTimes of India · timesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
- 2026-10-05 05:50 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
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