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ne of the lawyers who has been representing the Election Commission (EC) before the Supreme Court, has resigned from the panel of counsels of the EC citing his values that were not in consonance with the present functioning of the poll body. Advocate Mohit D Ram had been on the Election Commission's counsel panel since 2013.

"I have found that my values are not in consonance with the current functioning of the EC; and hence I withdraw myself from the responsibilities of its panel counsel before the Supreme Court," Mr Ram said in his resignation letter. "I undertake to ensure smooth transition of files, NOC and 'vakalatnamas' in all pending matters with my office," he added. 

Mr Ram resigned from the post after the EC had moved the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court's remark of singularly responsible for the surge in Covid cases. According to the EC, the media should be stopped from reporting the oral observations made by the court. 

The EC had objected the Madras High Court's remark that they should be "booked for murder" for not stopping the political parties from campaigning. The Supreme Court had said that the media could not be stopped from reporting any court hearing.