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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Election Commission Over Gyanesh Kumar's Unilateral Powers
- •The Supreme Court heard petitions questioning CEC Gyanesh Kumar's unilateral exercise of powers.
- •The court issued a notice to Gyanesh Kumar but refused to order his suspension.
- •Petitions allege Gyanesh Kumar made 14 decisions related to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) without consent from other Election Commissioners.
- •Petitioners demanded revocation of decisions, prosecution of Gyanesh Kumar, an SIT probe, and his removal from office.
- •The Supreme Court questioned how the Election Commission would function if the CEC were suspended.
Key Questions Answered
The Supreme Court heard petitions questioning whether CEC Gyanesh Kumar could unilaterally exercise the powers of the multi-member Election Commission, issued a notice seeking his response, but refused to issue an order suspending him.
The petitions were filed over allegations that approximately 14 decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were made without the consent of the other two Election Commissioners, prompting demands for the decisions to be revoked and an SIT investigation.
When senior advocate Vikas Singh demanded the suspension of the current Election Commission, the Supreme Court questioned how the commission would function if the CEC were suspended, noting that it could not issue orders based solely on underlying news reports and instead issued notices to all three commissioners.
