New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court refused on Monday to pass any interim order to suspend the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. It issued a notice to the Election Commission and the Centre, seeking responses within a week on a plea challenging the manner in which the poll panel led by CEC Kumar allegedly took decisions without the approval of two Election Commissioners.

An Indian Express investigation alleged that Gyanesh Kumar made decisions unilaterally in the Election Commission of India, without consensus from the two other Election Commissioners.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant issued notice to the Election Commission of India seeking their response on the allegations made in the plea.

The Su...