Petition in Bombay High Court Seeks Stay on SIR in Maharashtra, Restoration of Voter Names
The petition says 14 Commission orders bypassed procedure and triggered deletion errors above 4.2%, while seeking restoration of voters and a stay on SIR rolls.
- On Thursday, two writ petitions were filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Special Intensive Revision process in Maharashtra, following reports that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to commission decisions.
- Sandhu and Joshi recorded objections on 14 occasions in 10 months over voter registration, database control shifted to New Delhi, and software processes, prompting petitioners to challenge the 14 "unilateral administrative orders."
- The filings cite software blocking officers from overriding deletions, an error rate of over 4.2% in software-driven deletions, and a refusal to restore 97 voters in Goa, prompting calls for an independent judicial committee.
- Petitioners demand a stay on forthcoming Assembly elections until electoral rolls are "legally compliant," claiming the Election Commission of India and CEC Gyanesh Kumar exercised powers "detrimental to the democratic perspective."
- The plea is likely to be mentioned on Monday, September 28, even as the Commission has not filed a response to notices sent on September 23, 2026.
14 Articles
14 Articles
Gyanesh Kumar's 14 SIR orders challenged in Bombay HC, pleas seek voter restoration
Two petitions in the Bombay High Court have challenged Maharashtra's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the orders authorising it. The pleas seek restored voter names, greater transparency and safeguards against wrongful deletions.
Gyanesh Kumar In Fresh Trouble: Bombay HC Plea Challenges 14 ECI Actions, Meerut Event Postponed
The plea raises questions about voter registration, deletion and restoration of names, electoral-roll databases, ERO functioning and the ECINet system. It seeks a halt to SIR in Maharashtra, restoration of deleted voters and an independent judicial committee to examine alleged irregularities.
Restore SIR-deleted voters: Bombay HC petition seeks to quash CEC Gyanesh Kumar's orders
A petition in the Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court aims to restore deleted voters in Maharashtra. It also challenges several administrative orders by the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The petitioners argue that the ECI's actions regarding voter registration and deletion were unilateral. Additionally, they request a judicial committee to investigate data deletions during the Special Intensive R…
Two petitions have been filed in the Bombay High Court and the Kolhapur Bench against the Election Commission's SIR process in Maharashtra. The first petition challenges 14 orders by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, as well as objections raised by two Election Commissioners. The second petition alleges arbitrariness by booth officials and the removal of voters without a hearing.
Petition in Bombay High Court seeks stay on SIR in Maharashtra, restoration of voter names
The petition says Mr. Sandhu and Mr. Joshi recorded objections on 14 occasions in 10 months over voter registration, deletion and restoration of names, the database, the work of officers who register voters and software processes
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
