Supreme Court To Examine Poll Body Decisions Amid Dissent Row

The brief

The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear: it cannot pass an order based on a newspaper report, and will need a response from the Election Commission before deciding if the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar single-handedly exercised powers constitutionally designated for the entire multi-member poll panel. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the E…