The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SECandlsquo;s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumarandlsquo;s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissionerandlsquo;s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.Q.Who is present Chief Election Commissioner of India?a)Ashok Lavasab)OM Prakash Rawatc)Sunil Arorad)Sushil ChandraCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.
Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SEC‘s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumar‘s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissioner‘s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.

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a)
Ashok Lavasa
b)
OM Prakash Rawat
c)
Sunil Arora
d)
Sushil Chandra

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The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SEC‘s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumar‘s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissioner‘s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.Q.Which Article will replace .....(2)..... in the above paragraph and relates to tenure of State Election Commissioner?

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The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SEC‘s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumar‘s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissioner‘s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.Q.Under which of the following articles can Governor promulgate Ordinance?

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The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SEC‘s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumar‘s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissioner‘s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.Q.Who is present Chief Election Commissioner of India?a)Ashok Lavasab)OM Prakash Rawatc)Sunil Arorad)Sushil ChandraCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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The legality of the removal of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner (SEC) is seriously in doubt. That it was the culmination of an open conflict between the Election Commissioner, N.Ramesh Kumar, and Chief Minister ......(1)......makes it a glaring instance of misuse of power. The State government got the Governor to issue an ordinance to cut the SEC‘s tenure from five to three years, and amend the criterion for holding that office from being an officer of the rank of Principal Secretary and above to one who had served as a High Court judge. This automatically rendered Mr. Kumar‘s continuance invalid. Last month, just days before the local body polls were to be held, the SEC postponed the elections, citing the COVID-19 outbreak. The State government approached the Supreme Court, but the court declined to interfere. Having exhausted its legal remedy, the government should have waited for the ongoing fight against the disease to be over. The State government seems to have gone by legal opinion that cited Aparmita Prasad Singh vs. State of U.P. (2007) in which the Allahabad High Court ruled that cessation of tenure does not amount to removal, and upheld the State Election Commissioner‘s term being cut short. The Supreme Court, while dismissing an appeal against the order, kept open the legal questions arising from the case. Further, the Constitution, under Article .........(2)......., prohibits the variation of any condition of service to the detriment of any incumbent. Even if the State government argues that a change of tenure does not amount to varying the conditions of service, the new norm can only apply to the successor SEC, and not the one holding the office now.Q.Who is present Chief Election Commissioner of India?a)Ashok Lavasab)OM Prakash Rawatc)Sunil Arorad)Sushil ChandraCorrect answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2025 is part of CLAT preparation. 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