₹220 COURT FEE SHORTFALL Among 14 Defects in Opposition Petition

Описание: A joint petition filed by Rahul Gandhi and several Opposition leaders challenging alleged electoral irregularities and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been flagged with 14 defects by the Supreme Court registry.

Among the issues noted were a ₹220 shortfall in court fees, missing authorisations from nine petitioners, an illegible copy of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s identity card, missing documents and other formatting and filing discrepancies.

The petitioners will now have to correct these defects before the matter can be listed for hearing.

🔑 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

⚖️ 14 Defects Flagged: The Supreme Court registry identified multiple procedural and documentation issues in the petition.

💰 ₹220 Fee Shortfall: One of the objections relates to a shortfall of ₹220 in required court fees.

📄 Missing Authorisations: Written legal authorisations, or vakalatnamas, were reportedly missing from nine petitioners.

🪪 Kharge ID Copy Issue: The registry sought a clearer copy of Mallikarjun Kharge’s identity card.

📝 Other Filing Problems: Small fonts, dim or illegible text, missing pages, vernacular pages, coloured-copy requirements and page-numbering discrepancies were also cited.

👥 Multiple Opposition Leaders: The petition includes Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Raut and several other Opposition leaders.

🗳️ Petition Targets SIR Decisions: The plea challenges aspects of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and seeks multiple forms of relief.

🔎 Ten Requests Made: Among the demands are production of SIR-related records, examination of constitutional validity, action against responsible officials and an independent audit.