Opposition’s SIR petition in the Supreme Court: Key facts

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026.

Petitioners: Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Saugata Roy, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and others.

Prayers: audit of deletions, interim suspension of the SIR, action against the Chief Election Commissioner.

March: stopped by police on Bhagwan Dass Marg.

Next: the court could take up the petition on Tuesday, according to reports.

It also seeks an interim suspension of the ongoing SIR until the matter is decided, and seeks action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, according to the reports.

The reports published on Monday did not describe the Election Commission’s response to the petition.

India TV reported that the court could take up the petition on Tuesday, October 13, but the reports did not confirm that the case had been listed.

The petition was filed after the leaders marched from Connaught Place towards the Supreme Court, according to The Tribune’s live blog.

Police stopped the march at a barricade on Bhagwan Dass Marg, more than a kilometre from the court, according to PTI reports quoted in the same live blog.

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav climbed on a vehicle to address the crowd, according to the live blog. The march did not reach the Supreme Court.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Tejashwi Yadav, D Raja, Supriya Sule, Sanjay Raut and Dipankar Bhattacharya were among the leaders present, according to the Tribune live blog.

Police said more than 30,000 personnel were deployed in the capital, according to the same live blog.

The Delhi Metro shut entry and exit at six central stations, Patel Chowk, Janpath, Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat and Barakhamba Road, from 6 am to 4 pm.

Chief Justice Surya Kant had declined a request from opposition leaders for a meeting, saying the matters were before the court, and said the Supreme Court’s doors were open to every citizen, according to ETV Bharat’s live blog.

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