The Supreme Court slammed Prashant Bhushan for calling the Election Commission a ‘despot’, stating “Let’s not make sweeping statements” while hearing the case. The Bench also reminded him to “confine your submissions to pleadings” during the sharp exchange in court.
ECI told the Supreme Court it is not legally required to publish a separate list of excluded voters or reasons for their exclusion in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision. The poll body called the petitioner’s claims “patently false and erroneous.”
