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India’s chief justice declines meeting with Congress leaders over vote allegations
India’s Chief Justice, Surya Kant, declined a request to meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi.
The leaders wanted to discuss allegations of “vote chori” amid protests in Delhi calling for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Kant said similar issues were already awaiting decisions in the Supreme Court.
He said a private meeting could conflict with the separation of powers, which is part of India’s constitutional structure.
The court, he said, has a judicial role and cannot act administratively on the matter.
He told the leaders they could file a petition, which could receive a priority hearing alongside similar cases.
Kharge said the Congress would continue its fight.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined requests from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi to meet him about allegations of “vote chori.”
He said a meeting could contravene the separation of powers because similar issues were pending before the Supreme Court.
The CJI said the court had an adjudicatory role, not administrative power over the matter.
He said the party or its functionaries could file a petition, which could receive a priority hearing.
Kharge said the Congress would continue its fight and had scheduled the meeting for Monday.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined requests from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- He declined to meet them about “vote chori” allegations and said they could raise their grievances in a court petition.
- When
- He declined the requests on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The proposed meeting was for Monday.
- Where
- New Delhi was the setting for the protests mentioned in the report; the location of the proposed meeting was not stated.
- Why
- Similar issues were pending before the Supreme Court, and the CJI said a meeting could contravene the separation of powers.
Congress
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
Meeting
Congress
Kharge said the Congress leaders had scheduled a meeting with the CJI to apprise him of the situation.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
The CJI declined the meeting, saying it could contravene the separation of powers.
How to pursue the allegations
Congress
The Congress leaders sought to raise their concerns directly with the CJI.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
The CJI said the party or its functionaries could file a petition for adjudication by the court.
We will continue our fight. Tomorrow, we are also going to meet CJI.
Chaos is being created in the country by home minister and PM, and everywhere an undeclared emergency is imposed.
contravene the iconic principles of separation of power, which is part of the basic structure of Constitution
The CJI declined Kharge and Gandhi’s requests to meet him about “vote chori” allegations.
The proposed meeting was scheduled for 4–5pm, and the CJI said a petition filed before 4pm could receive a priority hearing.
- Chief justice
- Surya Kant
- Congress leaders
- Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi
- Proposed meeting
- Monday, 4–5pm
- Petition deadline for priority hearing
- Before 4pm Monday
Sources
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