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- Four Maharashtra residents filed a petition in the Bombay High Court to challenge the Election Commission of India's voter registration and deletion processes.
- The petitioners allege that the Chief Election Commissioner bypassed internal objections from two other Election Commissioners when issuing administrative orders.
- They are seeking the restoration of deleted voter names and a suspension of the SIR process.
- The court is asked to review the transparency of these electoral roll revisions before upcoming Assembly elections.
What to watch next
- Court decision on the request to stay the use of SIR-generated voter rolls
- Disclosure of internal dissent notes and the 14 contested ECI orders
- Response from the Election Commission of India regarding allegations of procedural bypass
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Named India · Election Commission of India · State Election Commission, Maharashtra · Aadesh Shashikant Bhatkar · Asim Sarode · Bombay High Court · Gaurav Suryakant Nakharekar · Gyanesh Kumar · Prathamesh Gopal Gavankar · Smitali Nilesh Narvekar · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Vivek Joshi
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