We are aware of everything, will decide: Supreme Court on Chief Election Commissioner row
The poll body says all SIR orders were unanimous and that Form 6 was not amended, while petitioners seek records and challenge the online declaration.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, the Election Commission of India filed a nearly 250-page joint affidavit in the Supreme Court asserting that three Special Intensive Revision orders issued June 24, 2025; October 27, 2025; and May 14, 2026, were unanimously approved by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and both Election Commissioners.
- This filing responded to petitions alleging unilateral decision-making by Kumar, which followed a September 23, 2026, Indian Express report claiming Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times in 10 months to decisions taken without their consensus.
- The ECI denied amending statutory Form 6, clarifying that the additional declaration required during SIR is a separate document designed for "mapping" eligibility. The Commission acknowledged the online display "could be construed as though an amendment of Form 6 had been made."
- Regarding internal friction, the affidavit confirmed that Sandhu and Joshi wrote to Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan on July 29, 2026, challenging an internal work allocation order. The July 28 order was "never implemented" following a joint direction.
- The Supreme Court deferred hearings on October 27, 2026, granting petitioners 10 days to respond. The INDIA bloc scheduled a symbolic "Public Impeachment" proceeding for October 30, ahead of their November 1 "Dilli Chalo" march at Ramlila Maidan.
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We are aware of everything, will decide: Supreme Court on Chief Election Commissioner row
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