Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Petitioner Seeks Probe Into Election Commission Decisions Under Gyanesh Kumar
A lawyer has asked the Supreme Court to examine decisions made by the Election Commission.
He says some decisions may have been taken without all Election Commissioners agreeing.
He wants an independent team led by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate.
The proposed investigation would examine two election databases called ECINet and ERONet.
It would also look into claims that 13 crore names were deleted from voter-related records.
The petition names Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and two other officials.
It asks that officials found to have deliberately broken their duties face legal action.
The request follows a report about objections raised by two Election Commissioners.
Delhi-based lawyer Shailendra Mani Tripathi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The petition asks the court to declare decisions, guidelines, directives and software modifications made without full Commission concurrence illegal.
It seeks an independent judicial inquiry commission or a special investigation team led by a retired Supreme Court judge.
The proposed team would audit ECINet and ERONet and investigate the deletion of 13 crore names across 30 States and Union Territories under the SIR.
The petition seeks complaints and prosecution under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 against named officials and others found responsible.
- Who
- Delhi-based lawyer Shailendra Mani Tripathi filed the petition; it names Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg and Director General (Information Technology) Seema Khanna.
- What
- The petition seeks to invalidate decisions allegedly made without full Commission concurrence and requests an independent judicial inquiry or special investigation team.
- When
- The article does not specify when the petition was filed.
- Where
- The petition was filed in the Supreme Court; the petitioner is based in Delhi.
- Why
- It cites concerns about decisions allegedly taken without the knowledge or concurrence of two Election Commissioners and seeks investigation into database audits and the deletion of 13 crore names.
Petitioner’s allegations
Reported institutional response
Commission concurrence
Petitioner’s allegations
The petition alleges that decisions, guidelines, directives and software modifications were initiated, approved or implemented without full Commission concurrence and asks that they be declared illegal.
Reported institutional response
The article reports that two Election Commissioners objected to decisions taken without their knowledge, but it does not include their detailed position or a response from the Election Commission.
Database and name deletions
Petitioner’s allegations
The petitioner seeks a technical, forensic and administrative audit of ECINet and ERONet and an investigation into the deletion of 13 crore names under the SIR.
Reported institutional response
The article provides no response from election authorities regarding the alleged deletions or the requested audit.
- Petitioner
- Shailendra Mani Tripathi, a Delhi-based lawyer
- Requested forum
- Supreme Court
- Officials named
- Gyanesh Kumar, Maneesh Garg and Seema Khanna
- Requested investigation
- An independent, high-powered judicial inquiry commission or special investigation team headed by a retired Supreme Court judge
- Databases to be audited
- ECINet and ERONet
- Names reportedly deleted
- 13 crore names across 30 States and Union Territories
- Proposed legal action
- Registration of complaints and prosecution under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950