Senior IAS officer N. Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday filed a contempt petition in the High Court (HC) against the government for not restoring him as State Election Commissioner (SEC). The HC had directed the government that Mr. Ramesh Kumar be restored as the SEC. Subsequently, the government challenged the HC verdict in the Supreme Court, which refused to stay the HC order. He prayed that the respondents be punished under the Contempt of Courts Act for wilfully violating the HC order in the writ petition no. Mr. Ramesh Kumar contended that the actions of the respondents amounted to wanton and deliberate violation of the HC order, which was upheld by the apex court.

Source: The Hindu June 24, 2020 17:53 UTC