Rakesh Dwivedi
Rakesh Dwivedi is a senior advocate with extensive experience in legal counsel, particularly in cases involving state government policies and public interest litigations in India.
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EC counsel Rakesh Dwivedi stated that the commission would take necessary corrective steps regarding the discrepancies.
List WB voters with ‘logical discrepancy’: SC to poll panel | India News
India· 2026-01-19
Rakesh Dwivedi is a senior advocate who was appearing for the Election Commission.
How many deleted over citizenship from rolls: SC to EC | India NewsIndia· 2026-01-15
Rakesh Dwivedi appeared for the Election Commission and discussed the security measures for booth-level officers.
Threats to BLOs during SIR unacceptable: Supreme Court | India NewsIndia· 2025-12-10
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi stated that the work is progressing smoothly.
States must replace BLOs finding SIR work difficult: SC | India NewsIndia· 2025-12-05
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi complained about difficulties faced by older advocates due to pollution.
‘Felt unwell during walk’: CJI Surya Kant echoes Delhi health concerns as pollution halts school classes | Delhi NewsIndia· 2025-11-27
Rakesh Dwivedi represented the Allahabad High Court in its argument against the Supreme Court's involvement in judicial service rules.
Stay off district judiciary, it's our domain: Allahabad HC to Supreme Court | India NewsIndia· 2025-10-30
Rakesh Dwivedi insisted that the NGO represented by Prashant Bhushan should file affidavits by individuals alleging that their names were deleted without intimation.
Bihar SIR: Supreme Court asks EC to give details of 3.7 lakh excluded voters | India NewsIndia· 2025-10-08
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi argued that the demand for Aadhaar’s inclusion serves no practical purpose.
Bihar SIR: Consider Aadhaar as valid ID document, SC tells EC; clarifies it's not a citizenship proof | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-08Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi represented the Election Commission in the Supreme Court regarding Aadhaar's status.
Aadhaar can't be standalone proof of citizenship, says SC | India NewsIndia· 2025-09-01Appearing for the EC, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said an exercise of this nature was 'bound to have some defects'.
Aadhaar 'not conclusive proof': SC backs EC in Bihar SIR; Sibal alleges ID rejection | India NewsIndia· 2025-08-12
Rakesh Dwivedi said each political party has been given the list of voters and that the EC has provided a 30-day timeframe after publication of the draft voter list.
Will step in if there's mass exclusion in Bihar poll rolls: SC | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-30
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi is representing the Election Commission in the Supreme Court regarding voter authentication.
SIR in Bihar: Accept Aadhaar along with voter ID, SC tells EC | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-28Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi argued that 'waqf by user' was not defined in the 1923 Waqf Act.
Govt on Waqf Act in SC: Proof of being Muslim in sync with Sharia | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-23
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi backed the Centre, stating that the concept of waqf by user was not grounded in Islamic law.
'Like moksha in Hinduism': CJI on Kapil Sibal's 'waqf dedication to God' argument | India NewsIndia· 2025-05-22
Rakesh Dwivedi appeared for the Election Commission and stated that the NOTA option never impacted any election.
NOTA 'failed idea', never got a fraction of total votes, says EC | India NewsIndia· 2025-04-25
Rakesh Dwivedi is part of the legal team working with the Bengal government to address the issues faced by eligible teachers.
Didi: Ready to go to jail to ensure eligible teachers don't lose jobsIndia· 2025-04-08
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said the state admits that there were certain irregularities in recruitment, but it was not widespread as recorded by Calcutta HC.
SC reserves verdict on West Bengal teacher recruitment scam case | India NewsIndia· 2025-02-10
