Today, the Supreme Court of India declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought directions to the Election Commission and state election bodies concerning the issue of duplicate and multiple voter entries.

A bench led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar ruled that issuing blanket directives fell outside the court's jurisdiction.

The PIL was filed by Rashtrawadi Adarsh Mahasangh, a registered political organization, which raised concerns about the presence of duplicate voter entries, warning that it posed a significant threat to the integrity of elections. Advocates Avadh Bihari Kaushik and Umseh Sharma represented the petitioner, who was advised to address specific concerns through high courts and submit relevant representations to the appropriate authorities.

The petition highlighted the persistent problem of voter duplication, despite measures like the linkage between Aadhaar and voter IDs. It called for a 30-day deadline to resolve these issues and recommended setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a retired Supreme Court judge to oversee the removal of duplicates.

While the court dismissed the petition, it stressed that legal options remain available for addressing such concerns.