When IAS officers are busy in crisis management. Shameless Andhra Pradesh Govt brings notification to remove its State Election Commissioner Dr. N. Ramesh Kumar, retd. IAS due to ‘caste bias’ and another notification first of its own kind in which SEC will be a retd. HC judge.

No SC Judge till date has ever been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of India. Similarly State Election Commission is a constitutional body, unceremonious removal of constitutional functionary is clearly unconstitutional. It should be challenged in court of law.

Sources reveal this is to influence upcoming panchayat & urban local bodies elections in Andhra Pradesh. HC Judge appointment as SEC will help in image building as they are perceived 'holier than thou'. Timing is also very calculated. @DrSYQuraishi

Interesting fact, in Pakistan all CEC & Provincial Election Commissioners are always SC & HC Judges. Most free & fair elections are held there. In India, this has never happened before. Let DJ, ADJ, Civil Judges & Judicial Magistrates deal with field electoral management.