14 'Defects' In Rahul Gandhi's Petition, Rs 220 Shortfall Flagged By Supreme Court

A joint petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several opposition leaders against alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has 14 "errors", the Supreme Court said, including a shortfall of Rs 220 in court fees.

12 Oct 2026, 16:58 · NDTV

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A petition by Rahul Gandhi and opposition leaders has 14 'defects', says Supreme Court
Court fees in the petition fall short by Rs 220, per the Supreme Court
Nine petitioners lack authorisations, Supreme Court points out in the petition

What happens if the missing authorisations are not provided?
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A joint petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several opposition leaders against alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has 14 "defects", the Supreme Court said, including a shortfall of Rs 220 in court fees.

Other errors cited by the Supreme Court are missing authorisations from nine petitioners and an illegible photocopy of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's identity card.

Rahul Gandhi's petition was filed today as thousands of people gathered in central Delhi and marched to the Supreme Court to challenge Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of electoral irregularities. While the INDIA bloc leaders marched, their legal team filed a petition against the poll panel chief over alleged "vote chori" (vote theft).

Among the objections listed by the registry were the failure to attach certain "vakalatnamas" (written legal documents), a requirement to submit a clear copy of the identity card of Mallikarjun Kharge, and other discrepancies, including "small fonts" and the non-submission of "coloured copies" for two particular documents. The Supreme Court registry also noted problems involving dim or illegible text, missing pages, vernacular pages and discrepancies in numbering of certain pages.

The petition names the Election Commission of India (ECI), poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as respondents.

The petitioners will now have to address the "defects" for it to be listed for hearing in the top court.

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