India, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come out in support of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar in the Supreme Court case, stating that the decisions regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been taken unanimously. In its counter-affidavit, filed on October 26, 2026, the election panel opposed the petition challenging the functioning of Kumar and asked about the legality of the charges against him.

The controversy is based on the fact that Kumar took certain decisions without the consent of the other two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. The ECI has denied the allegations, thus making Section 18 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other E...