Guwahati, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an interim order suspending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over allegations that he took decisions in the Election Commission of India (ECI) without the approval of the other two Election Commissioners.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the Election Commission and the Centre, seeking their responses within a week on a plea challenging the manner in which the poll panel allegedly took decisions without the concurrence of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

The court indicated that it could reconsider or recall decisions if, after examining the ECI's re...