New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, October 5, issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the other two Election Commissioners (ECs) on a plea alleging that major decisions were taken in the poll body's name without the consent of the full Commission, and sought their responses within a week.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, said it must hear the respondents before passing any order and refused to issue interim directions at this stage.

The petition seeks Kumar's suspension. According to LiveLaw, the bench observed that suspending the CEC would stall the functioning of the ECI. "Who ...