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The Supreme Court registry flagged over 10 defects in the petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition leaders regarding electoral roll irregularities.
The Supreme Court clarified that it neither approved nor disapproved the Election Commission's revised voter registration Form 6, noting the issue was never formally considered during the Bihar electoral rolls case.
During a Sunday sitting, India's Supreme Court ordered the restoration of Delhi Metro, rail, and internet services, banned unlawful detentions of peaceful protesters, and protected the professional duties of lawyers and journalists.
Delhi Police denied permission for an October 10 protest demanding the Chief Election Commissioner 's resignation, citing short notice and rule violations, while the Supreme Court opposed a complete metro shutdown.
Forty-two retired Indian judges published an open letter defending the Election Commission against opposition criticism, endorsing its special intensive revision of electoral rolls, and condemning what they termed a calculated, evidence-free political campaign.
Opposition MPs, led by Rahul Gandhi, were denied a meeting with the Election Commission as their requested venue, Parliament House Annexe, contravened established protocol. The commission offered to send an officer to receive their memorandum instead.
The Supreme Court clarified it did not approve any modifications to voter registration Form 6, which has an added declaration potentially hindering new voters.
The Supreme Court decried 10-fold markups on cancer medicines as 'carnage', proposing a uniform 16% margin and scrutinising corporate hospitals' in-house pharmacy mandates, which burden patients and taxpayers.
The Election Commission of India's claim of Supreme Court endorsement for a new voter declaration form appears disputed, as the court's observations allowed discretion but did not directly validate the form itself.
The Supreme Court has ordered the cheating case against the Augustine brothers moved from Chottanikkara to Sulthan Bathery's Special Forest Court for more effective handling, separate from the Muttil tree-felling case.
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