The Supreme Court Registry has flagged 14 defects in Rahul Gandhi’s petition, including discrepancies in the names of some respondents and the lack of an explanation for impleading private individuals as respondents. Other defects include the absence of a copy of an earlier judgment, missing vakalatnamas (authorisations for legal representation) from nine petitioners, excluding Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, and a blurred copy of Kharge’s identity document. The Registry has also pointed out a shortfall of Rs 220 in the court fee paid and deficiencies in the printing of documents. Rectifying all these defects on Monday is likely to be difficult.
Missing signatures to incomplete docs to Rs 220 fee shortfall: 14 defects flagged in INDIA bloc’s SIR petition
