Plea in SC says CEC can be probed and tried like an ordinary accused

…tampering with the electoral roll. The allegations constitute a cognisable offence under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, as well as the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). ‘reasonable nexus’ “ Once the logical and legal coherence between the act and the official obligation ceases to exist, the doctrine of ‘reasonable nexus’ breaks down completely. In the absence of this legal nexus, the statutory protection available under Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, becomes entirely ineffective, ” the petition contended. The petition follows media reports that official files revealed that the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, had formally recorded written dissents and objections…