Supreme Court to Hear Plea Raising Doubts over CEC Gyanesh Kumar's Decisions Next Week
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition challenging Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's unilateral exercise of authority, with petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh seeking his suspension from office.
- The Indian Express reported Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi recorded objections at least 14 times in 10 months to decisions concerning the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Senior advocate Vikas Singh argued the Commission must function through unanimous or majority decisions, submitting, "The way the Election Commission is functioning, there is serious doubt over whether the decisions are unanimous."
- The petition urges the Court to preserve all electronic and physical records from October 1, 2025, including server logs, IT-access data, and file notings to ensure transparency during proceedings.
- Citing the 1995 T.N. Seshan judgment, the petition asserts the Chief Election Commissioner lacks superior status, arguing that treating his word as final renders other commissioners "nonfunctional or ornamental.
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SC Agrees to Hear Plea Against ECI Functioning, Alleges CEC Exercised Commission’s Powers Alone
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a plea challenging the manner in which the Election Commission of India is functioning, alleging that powers vested in the poll panel as a multi-member constitutional body are being exercised without following the collective decision-making mechanism mandated by law. India News | SC Agrees to Hear Plea Against ECI Functioning, Alleges CEC …
SC to hear plea on ECI Gyanesh Kumar's functioning
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition questioning the Election Commission of India's decision-making process, particularly regarding the unanimity of decisions by its multi-member body. The plea follows reports of Election Commissioners objecting to certain orders.
ELECTION NEWS: Supreme Court to Hear Plea on CEC Gyanesh Kumar Decisions, Delhi EC Clarifies Bela Estate Voter Row
<p>The Supreme Court is set to hear next week a plea questioning the decision-making process of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and whether decisions of the Election Commission, including those related to the Special Intensive Revision, were taken according to the required consensus or majority procedure. The matter was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India, who agreed to list it for hearing next week. The court will then conside…
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