The Supreme Court has agreed to hear next week a petition challenging decisions taken by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

The plea, according to court reporting, alleges that the CEC exercised the Election Commission’s powers unilaterally and asks the court to suspend him from office. These are the petitioner’s allegations; the court has not made any finding on their merits.

The listing comes amid heightened political heat over the SIR process, with the Congress-led opposition demanding that the revision be halted.

Electoral roll revisions have repeatedly become flashpoints in recent years, with opposition parties alleging that large-scale deletions target their supporters. The poll panel has consistently denied such charges.

The hearing next week is expected to focus first on whether the petition raises issues the court should examine, before any questions about the CEC’s conduct are taken up. The petition is likely to be mentioned before the Chief Justice’s bench in the coming days. Legal experts say the court’s decision on whether to admit the plea will set the tone for how the judiciary engages with the politically charged revision exercise.