Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Sept. 30 -- A curative petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking recall of its September 23 split verdict and common order in the challenge to the law governing the composition of the committee for selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, alleging that one of the two judges - Justice Satish Chandra Sharma - who heard the matter was in a conflict-of-interest situation.
Petitioner Jaya Thakur has contended that Justice Satish Chandra Sharma ought to have disclosed that his son, advocate Siddharth Sharma, has been serving as standing counsel for the Election Commission of India before the Madhya Pradesh High Court since July 2024.
The plea seeks recall of the order and a fresh...