A new work allocation order formally places the director general of IT under a deputy election commissioner, ensuring administrative oversight remains intact.
The nationwide update introduces stricter verification norms, digital formats for political parties, and polling booth reforms ahead of key state elections.
The top court's registry identified procedural flaws in the plea against electoral roll revisions as public transport and civic order held firm across the capital.
Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka walked out of custody after signing a Rs 50,000 surety bond, while Section 163 orders keep central Delhi under tight watch.
A 10-member delegation met President Droupadi Murmu to deliver a list of demands, including the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar and a return to paper ballots.
The Congress leader says Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar abused his position after the Supreme Court clarified it never approved changes to the voter registration form.
The top court refused to freeze the poll chief's powers immediately but warned it would recall any decisions found to have been made without consensus.
The decision follows political protests and reports of internal division over a massive cleanup that wiped millions of names from India's electoral registers.
The petition follows an Election Commission order blocking both factions from using the party's traditional identity in upcoming West Bengal by-elections.
