Elections Stayed by Courts: 6 Key Cases From 1975 to 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would scrutinise decisions taken by the Election Commission and cancel any order found to be contrary to the law.ย The observation came as the court issued notices to the Centre and the poll panel on petitions alleging that several decisions were taken without the approval of both election commissioners. ย A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it would examine the decisions in question and exercise its authority if any of them failed the legal test. ย The bench declined, however, to issue an interim order…
