India, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to pass an ex-parte interim order suspending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The court said it would first seek the response of the Election Commission and other respondents on allegations that several decisions on the Special Intensive Revision were taken unilaterally.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued notice to the Union of India and the Election Commission of India. Notice also went to Gyanesh Kumar, Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, Deputy Election Commissioner Maneesh Garg and Director General (IT) Seema Khanna.

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for petitioner Rakesh Kumar ...