SIR row: Will annul EC orders not in keeping with law, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has warned the Election Commission that it will annul any decisions not made by a majority or unanimity among the three-member commission. The court is scrutinizing whether the Chief Election Commissioner has been acting unilaterally regarding voter roll revisions.
Why it matters
This case addresses the balance of power within the Election Commission and the transparency of democratic processes in India.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and ECs S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi to clarify whether crucial decisions regarding the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls were taken unilaterally by the CEC, and said it would injunct (bar) those decisions by the three-member commission which were neither unanimous nor by majority.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said irrespective of powers vested in the CEC, the law clearly mandates that all decisions must either be by unanimity or by majority among the three members of the EC.
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