Can't pass orders on newspaper reports: SC on pleas seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar's suspension

The Supreme Court on Monday said it could not pass interim orders on the basis of newspaper reports while hearing pleas seeking action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral Election Commission decisions. CJI Surya Kant said the court first needed authenticated information. The bench issued notice to the ECI, Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.