SC Seeks Responses On Jairam Ramesh’s Plea Against Election Rule Amendments

Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission regarding Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s plea against recent amendments to the 1961 election rules, which restrict public access to CCTV footage. A bench, led by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, issued notices and scheduled a hearing for the week beginning March 17. Ramesh’s lawyers raised concerns over the amendments.