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Advocate Seeks Attorney General Nod For Contempt Action Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar Over EC Rift

Summary by Outlook India
A Supreme Court advocate sought Attorney General consent to file criminal contempt proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged internal dissent and a breakdown of consensus in the Election Commission of India.

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<p style="text-align: justify;">Demand to prosecute Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar for contempt of the Supreme Court. A lawyer has written to Attorney General R. Venkataramani seeking permission.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Lawyer Brajesh Singh states that the Supreme Court, in its 1995 decision in the T.N. Seshan case, upheld the presence of three commissioners in the Election Commission. The Supreme Court directed that…

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New Delhi. A media report has sparked an uproar regarding the country's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar. The matter is now headed to the Supreme Court. A lawyer at the country's highest court has requested the Attorney General of India to file a criminal contempt case against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. […]

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been embroiled in controversy following claims in media reports. Meanwhile, a Supreme Court lawyer has sought permission to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against him.

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