Supreme Court To Hear PIL Seeking Suspension Of CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over Alleged Unilateral EC Decisions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and challenging the manner in which the poll panel led by him took decisions allegedly without the approval of two Election Commissioners. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. Senior…
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking the suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that Election Commission decisions were taken unilaterally without the approval of other commissioners. The petition, filed by Rakesh Kumar Singh, challenges the manner in which the Election Commission has been functioning, questioning whether decisions are truly unanimous as required by law.
The petition demands that CEC Kumar not exercise his powers until the case is heard, and that the Commission's business be conducted by the unanimous decision of two commissioners. The petition also seeks an independent audit of the electoral roll database and holds that the powers of the Chief Election Commissioner should be exercised by the Election Commission as a multi-member collegial body.
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