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India Supreme Court rejects CEC suspension, orders replies

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC · How we work

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India’s Supreme Court refused to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Court issued a one-week notice to the Election Commission and the Centre for replies.
Petitioners claim Kumar made 14 decisions from Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 without other commissioners’ approval.
A separate PIL seeks Kumar’s criminal prosecution and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into deletion of 13 crore voters.

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Story summary

India’s Supreme Court refused to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
The Court issued a one-week notice to the Election Commission and the Centre for replies.
Petitioners claim Kumar made 14 decisions from Oct 2025 to Aug 2026 without other commissioners’ approval.
A separate PIL seeks Kumar’s criminal prosecution and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into deletion of 13 crore voters.