# Supreme Court to hear petitions against CEC Gyanesh Kumar > Supreme Court hears petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter roll revisions. - Title: Supreme Court to hear petitions against CEC Gyanesh Kumar · Dw - Summary: Supreme Court hears petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over voter roll revisions. India's Supreme Court will hear petitions seeking… - Keywords: supreme court, chief election commissioner, gyanesh kumar, voter roll revisions, india, election commission of india, sir decisions, protests, cockroach janta party, narendra modi, news, world - Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/india-news-top-court-to-hear-petitions-against-chief-election-commissioner-gyanesh-kumar/live-79542552?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf - Read time: 2 min - Topics: supreme court, chief election commissioner, gyanesh kumar, voter roll revisions, india, election commission of india, sir decisions, protests, cockroach janta party, narendra modi, news, world ## Supreme Court issues notice India's Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India seeking its response to petitions against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in voter roll revisions. > The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India, seeking the body's response to the allegations against Kumar ## Protests demand resignation Thousands of protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai over the weekend demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. > The hearing comes after thousands of protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai over the weekend to demand Kumar's resignation ## SIR voter roll controversy Critics claim the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter roll revisions disenfranchised millions by striking names from electoral rolls without proper oversight. > Critics say a nationwide voter-verification exercise, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which began last year, has disenfranchised millions of eligible voters by striking their names from electoral rolls ## Election Commission defends process The Election Commission of India states the voter roll revisions remove deceased, relocated, and duplicate voters while preventing 'foreign illegal immigrants' from being included. > The Election Commission of India rejects allegations of wrongdoing and says the process removes deceased, relocated and duplicate voters and also prevents the inclusion of "foreign illegal immigrants" ## Alleged misconduct by Kumar The Indian Express reported that two of Kumar's fellow election commissioners raised at least 14 formal objections over 10 months regarding voter registrations, deletions, and data control. > Kumar has been under intense public scrutiny after the Indian Express daily reported that two of his fellow election commissioners raised at least 14 formal objections over 10 months regarding voter registrations, deletions and restorations, as well as control of electoral roll data, but those concerns were not taken into consideration ## Legal petitions seek action Petitions seek a declaration that Kumar cannot take decisions for the ECI without concurrence from the other two election commissioners and revocation of 14 reported unilateral decisions. > One of the petitions is seeking a declaration that the chief election commissioner cannot take decisions for the ECI without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners ## Cockroach Janta Party involvement The Cockroach Janta Party movement's legal affairs head Ratna Singh stated that a journalist who alleged sexual harassment by an ACP was among the detained protesters. > The Cockroach Janata Party movement's legal affairs head Ratna Singh said that the journalist who alleged sexual harassment by an ACP was among the detained ## Protesters report police detentions Protesters reported being detained after demanding CCTV footage of alleged police sexual harassment of women journalists during the October 3 protests. > The protesters were reportedly staging an overnight demonstration demanding an examination of the CCTV footage of the alleged incident and an action on the complaints ## Rahul Gandhi's criticism Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused Delhi Police of silencing women who ask questions, citing alleged mistreatment of female protesters and journalists. > Rahul Gandhi railed against the Delhi Police over the alleged mistreatment of female protesters and journalists ## Supreme Court hearing scheduled The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions over Kumar's decisions on Monday, with a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant. > On Monday, a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, is expected to hear petitions over the decisions taken by Kumar allegedly without the approval of the two election commissioners ## No suspension for Kumar The Supreme Court declined to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, despite petitions seeking interim relief. > The Supreme Court declined to pass any interim order to suspend Kumar, an action sought by one of the petitions ## Election Commission's response The Election Commission of India has not yet responded to the Supreme Court's notice regarding Kumar's alleged unilateral decisions. > Kumar is yet to make a comment on the allegations against him ## Alleged sexual harassment claims Three women journalists alleged sexual harassment by police personnel during protests demanding Kumar's resignation, including an ACP groping one journalist. > Three women journalists have alleged that they were sexually harassed by police personnel while covering Saturday's protest in New Delhi demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar ## Police response to claims Delhi Police referred the sexual harassment complaints to the Crime Branch for a 'fair and impartial enquiry' but have not filed an FIR. > The Delhi Police said in a statement police that the complaints were referred to the Crime Branch for a "fair and impartial enquiry" ## Protesters demand CCTV footage Protesters demanded CCTV footage of alleged police sexual harassment incidents but were detained by police without receiving it. > We went back and again asked for the CCTV footage, but they did not provide it. They did not register an FIR (First Information Report) or give us any update on the case. Instead, we were detained ## Cockroach Janta Party's next move The Cockroach Janta Party announced a protest march to New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on October 10 to demand Kumar's resignation. > The Gen-Z led pressure group has announced a protest march to New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on October 10 ## Key takeaway India's Supreme Court will hear petitions seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral decisions in voter roll revisions.