SC to hear plea against CEC next week
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the actions of the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, concerning the way he has exercised powers vested in the Election Commission of India. Filed by Rakesh Kumar Singh, the petition questions whether decisions made by the commission were not taken unanimously, as required by law, but by a majority vote.
The matter was brought before a three-judge bench consisting of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, justice Joymalya Bagchi, and justice V Mohana. Singh's legal team, led by senior advocate Vikas Singh, sought an urgent hearing, arguing that the commission's workings were flawed and lacked the necessary majority consensus. The petition seeks a writ of quo warranto, compelling Kumar to clarify the authority under which he claims to exercise powers constitutionally allocated to the entire ECI.
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