STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER (SEC)

July 26, 2020

Governor of Andhra Pradesh has directed the state government to take steps for the reinstatement of Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as State Election Commissioner (SEC) as per the May 29, 2020 High Court judgment.

A.P. Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020:

The High Court on May 29 struck down the A.P. Panchayat Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, through which the government curtailed the tenure of the SEC from five to three years and the consequent appointment of Madras High Court retired judge V. Kanagaraj as new SEC.
The court had ordered that Mr. Ramesh Kumar be restored as the SEC.
The high court verdict which was challenged in the Supreme Court by the State government, which asserted that his act of self-restoration as SEC was beyond the conceivable mandate of law. The matter is pending in the Supreme Court.

Source : The Hindu