Supreme Court aiadmk Implead allowed ECI SIR [13/11, 13:35] Sekarreporter: ITEM NO.42 COURT NO.2 SECTION X S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1072/2025 R.S. BHARATHI Petitioner(s)

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[13/11, 13:34] Sekarreporter: Supreme Court aiadmk Implead allowed ECI SIR
[13/11, 13:35] Sekarreporter: ITEM NO.42 COURT NO.2 SECTION X
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1072/2025 R.S. BHARATHI Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Respondent(s)
(IA No. 286558/2025 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 287131/2025 – PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA
No.283307/2025 – STAY APPLICATION)
Date : 11-11-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JOYMALYA BAGCHI
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.
Mr. N R Elango, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR Mr. S Agilesh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Aswin Prasanna, Adv.
Ms. Saushriya Havelia, Adv.
Ms. Saumya Saraswat, Adv.
Ms. Aparajita Jamwal, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, AOR
Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR Mr. K. Gowtham Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Kanishka Singh, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
1. Application (IA No.286558/2025) for impleadment is allowed without prejudice to the rights of the parties in the original petition. Applicant is ordered to be impleaded as respondent no.2.
Cause title be amended accordingly.
2. Issue notice, returnable on 26.11.2025.
3. Mr. Eklavya Dwivedi, AOR, accepts notice on behalf of the
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Election Commission of India (ECI).
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to hand over a complete set of paper-book to the learned counsel for the ECI.
5. Let the counter affidavit be filed within two weeks.
6. Since this Court is seized of the matter pertaining to validity of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in various States, including Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry etc., we request the jurisdictional High Courts to keep in abeyance/defer the writ proceedings, if any, filed in those High Courts touching the validity of the SIR of electoral rolls in their respective States.

(ARJUN BISHT) (PREETHI T.C.) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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