The reply, said to have been emailed to the two leaders, has not been published; sources say it tells them that the issues they wish to raise on the Special Intensive Revision are already sub judice before the Supreme Court.
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New Delhi: Turning down a request from Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge for a meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has told them, according to sources, that the issues they wish to raise are already sub judice before the Supreme Court.
The reply is described as having been sent to the official email of the two leaders. Its text has not been made public, and the wording below is attributed to sources and not to a published document.
The Reply, As Sources Describe It
Sources said the CJI replied that a meeting would be inappropriate as the issues sought to be raised are already sub judice before the Supreme Court. They said the CJI also conveyed that the Court cannot interfere with the functioning of the executive on its administrative side, and that the leaders are free to approach the Court on its judicial side. Any petition filed by an opposition member could be heard along with similar SIR matters already listed for hearing on Tuesday, October 13, according to the sources.
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What The Leaders Had Asked For
Rahul Gandhi announced on X that the opposition would march to the Supreme Court the next day and submit a memorandum to the CJI seeking a rollback of the SIR and the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Kharge said the same plan was in place and that a meeting with the CJI had been scheduled between 4 PM and 5 PM the next day. The Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commission have not been heard on these demands in this exchange, and the demands are those of the opposition leaders.
It is not clear from the accounts available how Kharge’s statement that a meeting was scheduled squares with the reply described by the sources, and it is not known whether the proposed march and memorandum went ahead.
The contentions of the opposition leaders are theirs alone, and the position of the Election Commission is not part of this exchange. The matters on the SIR are pending before the Supreme Court, which has expressed no view in this exchange.
Details: Request for a meeting with the Chief Justice of India by the Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on the SIR of electoral rolls; reply conveyed on October 11, 2026, according to sources. Related SIR matters listed on October 13, 2026.
