New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Thursday a petition filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and 12 other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The petition, registered as W.P.(C) No. 001351/2026, was filed on October 12 and registered by the Supreme Court Registry on October 13 after initial procedural defects were addressed.

The legal challenge comes days after Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders led a "March for Democracy" towards the Supreme Court, raising concerns over the electoral roll revision exercise.

The petitioners include Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi...