The Supreme Court will hear Rahul Gandhi’s SIR petition on Thursday, 15 October 2026. The Leader of the Opposition wants the court to examine how the special intensive revision of electoral rolls was carried out.
The petition asks for a full disclosure of the “files, agendas, minutes, notings and objections” recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. The Hindu reports that the revision has so far deleted about 13 crore voters. Mr. Gandhi wants a judicial check on whether Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted arbitrarily and on his own.
## Who will hear the plea
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is listed to hear the joint petition from Opposition leaders. The hearing had not produced an order when morning reports were filed. Do not treat a listing as a verdict.
A separate set of petitions is also before the court. People detained during the Delhi protests on 10, 11, and 12 October allege that police dragged, slapped, and assaulted them. They want an independent inquiry, preservation of CCTV and body-camera footage, and the return of their phones. On Tuesday the Union government said it was ready to argue but needed more time to refine its stand. Those pleas were adjourned.
## What happened on the streets
Wednesday was the fifth straight day of protests in central Delhi against the revision and against Mr. Kumar. The Hindu reported that protesters climbed barricades and that detention buses filled as hundreds came out. Those detentions are a police action. They are not, by themselves, a finding that the voter roll is unlawful.
The Opposition calls the revision “vote theft.” That is a charge. The Election Commission’s reply belongs in the court record, not in a headline that treats the charge as proved.
## What readers should watch
Wait for Thursday’s order before writing that the court has stopped the revision or forced the Chief Election Commissioner to resign. Neither outcome is known this morning.
The Hindu has the listing and the petition’s ask: https://www.thehindu.com/news/morning-digest-october-15-2026/article71585486.ece
## FAQ
### What is the SIR?
The special intensive revision is the Election Commission’s ongoing check of electoral rolls. The Hindu reports that it has deleted about 13 crore voter entries so far.
### What does Rahul Gandhi’s SIR petition seek?
It seeks the internal files, minutes, notings, and objections of two Election Commissioners, and a court review of whether the Chief Election Commissioner acted alone.
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