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- A Supreme Court advocate has filed a request for statutory consent to launch criminal contempt proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- The request claims that decisions were issued in the name of the full commission while bypassing the other two Election Commissioners.
- These commissioners reportedly documented written objections regarding administrative decisions on electoral rolls.
- The legal action alleges wilful defiance of Supreme Court judgments governing the constitutional function of the Election Commission.
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- Decision of the Attorney General on granting consent for contempt proceedings
- Developments regarding the Supreme Court referral of petitions on the 2023 Election Commissioner appointment law
- Official response from the Election Commission of India regarding the allegations
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Named India · Gyanesh Kumar · Brajesh Singh · Dipankar Datta · Election Commission of India · R Venkataramani · Sukhbir Singh Sandhu · Supreme Court of India · Vivek Joshi
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