India, Oct. 26 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its decision-making process and rejecting allegations that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took key decisions without the approval of the other two Election Commissioners.

The Commission said the petition challenging the CEC's functioning was built entirely on a single news report. It maintained that the three orders relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, issued in June 2025, October 2025 and May 2026, were approved unanimously by the Commission.

The affidavit was approved by all three members - Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi - the ECI said. I...