The subpoena (a writ ordering a person to attend court to answer questions) cannot be issued against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and ex-Chief Election Commissioners in the Election Petitions (EPs) just for askance, ruled the High Court of Karnataka, while setting aside subpoena issued against Sunil Arora, an ex-Chief Election Commissioner.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice P. Krishna Bhat delivered the verdict while allowing an appeal filed by the Election Commission of India questioning the subpoena issued against Mr. Arora by a single judge of the High Court.
