NEW DELHI, Apr 5: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking implementation of the 2012 recommendations of the Election Commission
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The plea had sought directions to the EC and the Centre to implement the 2012 recommendations of the poll panel and the July 2004 report of the Committee on Civil Service Reforms to prevent government servants from contesting elections to the legislature, parliament or state assembly on a political party ticket, immediately after retirement or resignation from service, by imposing a cooling-off period.