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Supreme Court to Hear Petitions Seeking Suspension of CEC and Reversal of His Orders
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 05 Oct 2026, 08:16 AM
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The Supreme Court will consider a batch of petitions today that demand the suspension of the Chief Election Commissioner and the undoing of his recent decisions.
The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for today on a group of petitions that seek the removal of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from office.
Petitioners argue that the CEC should be suspended and that several of his recent orders ought to be set aside.
The matter is being closely watched as it touches upon the functioning of India’s electoral machinery and the independence of the election commission.
Petitioners argue that the CEC should be suspended and that several of his recent orders ought to be set aside.
The matter is being closely watched as it touches upon the functioning of India’s electoral machinery and the independence of the election commission.