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Supreme Court to hear plea seeking suspension of Chief Election Commissioner
The Supreme Court has agreed to list a petition next week that seeks to bar Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from exercising his functions pending final adjudication of the case. Senior advocates representing the petitioner made an oral mentioning before Chief Justice Surya Kant seeking early hearing of the matter.
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A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant agreed to schedule the petition for hearing in the coming week after senior advocates representing petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh made an oral mentioning before the court. The plea seeks a direction from the apex court that would prevent Gyanesh Kumar from discharging the duties and functions of Chief Election Commissioner while the case is being heard. The suspension would remain in effect until the Supreme Court delivers its final judgment on the petition. The exact date for the hearing is expected to be intimated by the court registry.