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CEC Gyanesh Kumar Faces Contempt Case Threat: Lawyer Seeks Permission to Prosecute.
- •A Supreme Court lawyer has sought the Attorney General's consent to file a criminal contempt case against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The lawyer alleges that the CEC deliberately disregarded Supreme Court decisions regarding the functioning of the Election Commission.
- •This request follows a report indicating that Election Commissioners objected to 14 decisions made by the CEC without their knowledge or approval.
- •The lawyer cited Supreme Court judgments (T.N. Seshan vs. Union of India, Anoop Baranwal vs. Union of India) stating the CEC is 'first among equals,' not an absolute authority.
- •The Election Commission has denied any rift, stating all decisions were unanimous and issues raised were operational suggestions at the draft level.
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Advocate Brajesh Singh sought the Attorney General's consent to file a criminal contempt case, alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar deliberately disregarded Supreme Court decisions and bypassed fellow election commissioners on at least 14 occasions.
Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected to decisions regarding changes in Form 6, the addition and deletion of names in voter lists, and the centralization of the electoral roll database without their knowledge or approval.
Under judgments like T.N. Seshan vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court ruled that the Election Commission is a multi-member body where the Chief Election Commissioner is only primus inter pares and not an absolute authority, requiring mutual consent for commission decisions.
