Supreme Court Refuses to Suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Alleged Unilateral Decisions in ECI
The bench refused to suspend Gyanesh Kumar and said it will review the Election Commission’s responses and records before deciding whether any decisions should be annulled.
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar but issued notices to the Election Commission and Centre seeking responses regarding allegations of unilateral decision-making.
- Reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded at least 14 objections over 10 months regarding Special Intensive Revision decisions and unauthorized Form 6 alterations prompted the petitions.
- Senior advocate Vikas Singh argued that the CEC exercised power individually without majority consent, contending the 2023 Act's immunity clause grants him protections exceeding those of the Prime Minister.
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant stated the court never approved modifications to Form 6, ordering the Election Commission to produce records to identify who authorized the changes.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Kumar of executing "criminal assault on democracy" amid nationwide protests, while the court awaits official responses to the allegations within a week.
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SC’s big order on SIR: Refuses to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar, issues notice on plea challenging ECI decisions
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass any interim order restraining Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from functioning over allegations that he took several decisions unilaterally despite objections from the other two Election Commissioners. The controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has once again brought into focus a crucial distinction that critics of the Election Commis…
Established beyond doubt Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally, unilaterally: Rahul
New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said it is now established beyond doubt that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 “illegally and unilaterally”, and asserted that the CEC as well as everyone else involved in this “criminal assault on democracy” will be held accountable. The Leader of Opposition […]
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'Modified Form 6 Not Approved By Supreme Court': Chief Justice Surya Kant
The ECI has said that Form 6 itself has not been amended; it maintained that it only added an extra declaration to be used by new voters for the voter roll cleanup exercise Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
SC seeks EC response on changes during SIR: Why has Form 6 become a flashpoint
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Bagchi and Mohana sought responses from the Election Commission, the Centre, the CEC and the other two election commissioners before examining whether the poll panel's statutory procedure was followed. The bench refused to pass an immediate order seeking the suspension of CEC , while considering the controversy over Form 6, which was one of the central issues raised in the petitions.
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