Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court‑monitored Special Investigation Team and disposed of it with liberty to approach the Election Commission of India.
• The court declined to set any deadline for the Election Commission to act and refused to halt ongoing revision or finalisation of electoral rolls.
• Petitioner Rohit Pandey anchored his plea to Rahul Gandhi’s August 7 assertions about Mahadevapura in Bengaluru Central, citing alleged invalid addresses, duplicate entries and bulk registrations.
• The petition also pointed to an increase of about 3.9 million voters in Maharashtra after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and sought machine‑readable roll publication, binding transparency guidelines and an independent audit.
• Following Gandhi’s claims, the chief electoral officers of Karnataka and Maharashtra sought detailed lists with a signed declaration and CEC Gyanesh Kumar asked him to file an affidavit affirming the allegations within seven days.