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Ex-SCBA President Urges Rahul Gandhi to Cancel October 12 Supreme Court March
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News18•11-10-2026, 17:45
Ex-SCBA President Urges Rahul Gandhi to Cancel October 12 Supreme Court March
- •Senior advocate and former SCBA president Adish C Aggarwala has urged Rahul Gandhi to call off the proposed October 12 march to the Supreme Court.
- •The march was planned by opposition leaders to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Aggarwala stated that the march would place undue political pressure on the judiciary and interfere with the independent judicial process.
- •He noted that the CJI lacks the administrative power to direct the CEC to resign or remove him from office.
- •The senior lawyer emphasized that grievances regarding the Election Commission must be addressed through proper judicial proceedings rather than political memorandums.
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Former SCBA president Adish C Aggarwala urged Rahul Gandhi to cancel the planned march to the Supreme Court because he believes it would place undue political pressure on the judiciary and interfere with the independent judicial process.
Opposition leaders planned the march to submit a memorandum to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
No, the Chief Justice of India lacks the administrative power to direct the Chief Election Commissioner to resign or remove him from office.
