Supreme Court Refuses to Suspend CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Seeks ECI Response Over Alleged Unilateral SIR Decisions By: News Desk | 05 October 2026 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an interim order suspending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that key decisions connected with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners. A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana, instead issued notices…
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‘If People Lose Faith in Elections, What Is Left of Democracy?’ Omar Abdullah Seeks Corrective Action
‘If People Lose Faith in Elections, What Is Left of Democracy?’ Omar Abdullah Seeks Corrective Action By: News Desk | 23 September 2026 Srinagar, September 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for “corrective action” in the functioning of the Election Commission of India, saying that any sustained erosion of public confidence in the electoral process could have serious consequences for democratic participation. Omar’s remarks came after a report by The Indian Express detailed repeated objections allegedly recorded by two of the Election Commission’s three members over…
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