Overview
- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on TMC MP Dola Sen’s petition and asked the Election Commission to file a response, giving petitioners 10 days to reply to the EC’s affidavit.
- The EC filed a 248-page affidavit late Monday that strongly defended the Special Intensive Revision, said the key SIR orders were adopted unanimously, and rejected claims that the statutory Form 6 was amended.
- The Commission admitted its online platform merged a separate SIR declaration with the Form 6 page to allow a single OTP and e-sign and said that presentation could be construed as an amendment.
- Reporting that underpins the petitions said two election commissioners recorded at least 14 objections about orders issued without their knowledge, a charge that has fueled political attacks and calls for CEC accountability.
- The court will now examine the EC’s written record, the online workflow change, the Electoral Rolls Division’s October 21 decision to split online applications, and claims of internal dissent to resolve legal and institutional questions about the revision.