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- A Supreme Court lawyer is seeking legal action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of internal structural issues and autocratic functioning within the Election Commission.
- The petition claims that orders were issued secretly without the knowledge of the other election commissioners, violating previous Supreme Court mandates.
- Reports indicate that fellow commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi have registered written objections regarding these procedures multiple times.
- The Election Commission maintains that these disagreements are merely standard procedure and asserts that all commission decisions were unanimous.
What to watch next
- Attorney General's decision on the request for contempt proceedings
- Further developments regarding the Election Commission's internal dissent
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Named India · Election Commission of India · Supreme Court of India · Gyanesh Kumar · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Vivek Joshi
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