Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta mandated a full recount of votes from the May 20–21 SCBA polls after the election committee found that the presidential tally exceeded the number of ballots issued.
• The recount will cover all executive committee positions and must be conducted by the existing election committee with oversight from a Registrar’s office official.
• The Supreme Court barred the release of updated results until it receives and reviews a detailed report on the recount process.
• Challenges by candidates such as Adish Aggarwala and Varun Mudgal over alleged bogus voting led to the intervention and prior orders to safeguard all CCTV footage of the election.
• Preliminary recounts overseen by the SC Registrar showed president-elect Vikas Singh’s votes rising from 1,048 to 1,051, confirming his lead.