Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar will take over as the Commissioner of the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission today. He will take charge at 11.15 am. It is learned that the government had last week issued orders reappointing Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar as the state election commissioner.

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Gopalakrishna Dwivedi, Chief Secretary, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Department, directed to issue a gazette to this effect. He said the renewal notification would be subject to the final verdict in the special leave petition filed by the state government in the Supreme Court. Nimmagadda Rameshkumar was the SEC when the local elections were postponed at a time when Covid19 spread was at high.  

Jagan Government brought a special ordinance and removed him from office. Nimmagadda appealed to the High Court, which ruled in his favor. The AP government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court judgment. But the Supreme Court also refused to grant the stay. Recently, the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the case.

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Later, the court directed the Governor to discuss the matter together. With this, Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar met Bishwabhushan Harichandan. He submitted a petition to the Governor to reappoint him as SEC. The High Court discussed with the Governor the remaining issues along with the judgment. 

 AP Governor Bishwabhushan Harichandan has directed the AP government to allow Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar to continue his tenure as SEC. A letter has already been written to the Chief Secretary to the State Government to appoint Nimmagadda as SEC as per the High Court judgment.

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