Plea filed in SC seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's prosecution for unlawful Form 6 changes
The plea says 13 crore voter names were deleted and seeks an SIT, forensic audit and criminal prosecution of top election officials.
- On Thursday, Supreme Court advocate Brajesh Singh sought Attorney General of India consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following allegations of a breakdown in multi-member consensus.
- An Indian Express investigation revealed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally recorded written objections at least 14 times over a 10-month period, characterizing decisions as 'unauthorised and illegal'.
- Singh alleged Kumar reduced the constitutionally-mandated multi-member panel to a 'one-man autocracy' by bypassing fellow commissioners to unilaterally modify Form 6 and centralize electoral-roll databases without their knowledge or approval.
- The Election Commission maintains all decisions were unanimous and part of normal institutional deliberation, while Opposition leaders have demanded Kumar's resignation and courts face petitions seeking prosecution under the Representation of the People Act.
- Petitioners seek an independent Special Investigation Team to investigate the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise, citing concerns over preservation of electoral-roll data and individual accountability.
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Form probe team, move against CEC Gyanesh Kumar: Petitioner to Supreme Court
The petition refers to “unprecedented constitutional fractures and illegalities committed within the Election Commission of India under Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar as exposed by documentary records published on September 23, 2026”.
Plea in SC Seeks Prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Alleged Unilateral Decisions in ECI
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The plea refers to an Indian Express report published on September 23, which, according to the petitioner, brought out documentary records showing that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had recorded written dissents and objections at least 14 times between November 2025 and August 2026. India News | Plea in SC Seeks Prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar over Alleged Unila…
Plea in Supreme Court challenges decisions taken by CEC without concurrence of other poll panel members
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Petition in SC Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Seeking Investigation of SIR Decisions and 13 Crore Voters
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The petition seeks to declare the SIR decisions illegal and to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the matter. Petitions have also been filed in the Bombay High Court and the Kolhapur Bench in Maharashtra.
Plea in Supreme Court seeks criminal prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking criminal prosecution of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and other EC officials. The plea alleges violations of statutory duties during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including the alleged deletion of 13 crore voters and decisions made without the concurrence of other election commissioners.
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