CEC row LIVE: SC to hear pleas against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, decisions during SIR

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on March 24, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during an Inter-State Border meeting with Chief Secretaries, DGPs, CEOs, and Principal Secretaries (Home), Principal Secretaries (Excise), Principal Secretaries (SGST) and SPNOs of poll going states and their neighboring states and meeting with Multi-Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence (MDCEI). (@ECISVEEP/X via PTI Photo) (PTI03_24_2026_000157B) | Photo Credit: -

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) will hear pleas against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the decisions taken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

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A day before the hearing, the ECI, Mr. Kumar and the two Election Commissioners have filed a joint affidavit highlighting that any attempt to restrain the functioning of the CEC will be contrary to law. The nearly 250-page document filed in the top court late on Monday (October 26, 2026) said a CEC cannot be removed from office except in the manner and the grounds identical to ousting a Supreme Court judge.

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• October 27, 2026 11:27

  CEC can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge, ECI tells top court

  A common affidavit filed for the EC, CEC Kumar and Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi say that any attempt to restrain the CEC’s functioning is contrary to the 2023 Act; asserts that Form 6 was not amended; West Bengal CEO’s officers filed appeals against inclusions

  

  CEC can be removed only like a Supreme Court judge, ECI tells top court

  ECI defends CEC's independence, rulings, and Form 6 integrity, detailing multi-member consensus and 2023 Act provisions before the Supreme Court.

Published - October 27, 2026 11:27 am IST