{"id":34045,"date":"2026-10-08T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34045"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T08:33:01","slug":"plea-in-supreme-court-challenges-appointment-of-cec-gyanesh-kumar-two-election-commissioners-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34045","title":{"rendered":"Plea in Supreme Court challenges appointment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, two election commissioners | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134784261,imgsize-83590,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/plea-filed-in-supreme-court.jpg\" alt=\"Plea in Supreme Court challenges appointment of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, two election commissioners\" title=\"CEC Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi at an ECI meeting\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"CEC Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi at an ECI meeting\">CEC Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi at an ECI meeting<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A petition has been filed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> challenging the appointments of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Through the petition, the petitioner has sought a writ of quo warranto against Kumar, Sandhu and Joshi and challenged the validity of their appointments to the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/election-commission\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Election Commission<\/a>, according to Live Law report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Plea questions eligibility <\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The plea contends that their appointments did not follow the procedure prescribed under the CEC and other ECs (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The petitioner has argued that under Section 6 of the Act, a panel of five names should have been prepared for each vacancy before the appointments were made. <!-- -->The plea claims this procedure was not followed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Rhe eligibility of the three officials was also challenged, arguing that none of them had previously handled election-related assignments and therefore did not meet the eligibility requirements under Section 5 of the 2023 Act.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" 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data-pos=\"23\"\/>This update comes days after the Supreme Court of India refused to pass an interim order to suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar, while issuing formal notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI), CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and other respondents.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/plea-in-supreme-court-challenges-appointment-of-cec-gyanesh-kumar-two-election-commissioners\/articleshow\/134783874.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEC Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with Election Commissioners SS Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi at an ECI meeting NEW DELHI: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the appointments of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.Through the petition, the petitioner has sought a writ of 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