SC Issues Notice On AP Govt Challenge Against HC Order Quashing Ordinance On State Election Commissioner; Refuses Stay

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the State Election Commissioner (SEC) in Andhra Pradesh Government's challenge to a High Court Order by which it reinstated retired IAS officer Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as SEC. The High Court had struck down the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, promulgated in April this year, through which the tenure of the...