New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- The Supreme Court Registry has flagged 14 defects in the writ petition filed by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and nine other INDIA bloc leaders challenging aspects of the Election Commission of India (ECIs) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Pertinently, the Registry has also sought clarification from the petitioners on why private parties - CEC Gyanesh Kumar and two ECs SS Sandhu and Vivek Joshi have been arrayed as respondents in the writ petition.

The objection has been raised in the context of the petition being filed under Article 32 of the Constitution. The petitioners have said they are approaching the Supreme Court over allege...