1. Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday

Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday

India

  • The Supreme Court will hear pleas on Monday seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's suspension pending final hearing.
  • The pleas follow reports that commissioners Sandhu and Joshi objected 14 times over 10 months to unilateral decisions.
  • One plea seeks criminal proceedings against Kumar, while both challenge Form 6 changes and West Bengal appeals.
  • The EC has said differing views are normal institutional practice and that its orders carry full legal sanction.

Source: moneycontrol.com

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