Amid CEC appointment controversy, SC defers hearing on pleas against 2023 law
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid CEC appointment controversy, SC defers hearing on pleas against 2023 law

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of multiple petitions challenging the validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners even as Gyanesh Kumar took over as India’s next CEC amid opposition from the Congress party that cited the pendency of the case. A Supreme Court bench led by justice Surya Kant had agreed on Tuesday to consider an expedited hearing of the case The adjournment came after solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the Union government, sought more time due to his engagement in a constitution bench matter. The challenge to the 2023 law stems from a May 2023 Constitution bench judgment, which held that the selection of the CEC and ECs should be done by a committee comprising the PM, LoP, and the Chief Justice of India to ensure transparency. The new law, passed in December 2023, replaced the CJI with a Union minister, leading critics to question the independence of the selection process and alleging that it gives the Executive an overwhelming 2-1 majority in appointments – something the Constitution bench ruling disapproved of.

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SC to hear pleas against Election Commissioners' appointment law on April 16
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SC to hear pleas against Election Commissioners' appointment law on April 16

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on April 16 a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners. In 2024, the apex court declined to put on hold the two Election …

Supreme Court posts challenge to new CEC/EC appointments law to April 16, petitioners say case goes to the very roots of democracy
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1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court posts challenge to new CEC/EC appointments law to April 16, petitioners say case goes to the very roots of democracy

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled a detailed hearing of a challenge to a law giving the Central government a dominant role in the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on April 16. The petitioners have argued that the law was introduced to dilute a Constitution Bench delivered in March 2023 in Anoop Baranwal versus Union of …

SC to hear pleas opposing appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on April 16
1 week, 1 day ago

SC to hear pleas opposing appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on April 16

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 for April 16. The pleas were filed before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh following the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners by a selection panel …

Delhi HC Judges Recuse From Hearing Pleas Over Pay Commission Benefits After Lawyer Alleges They Are 'Choosing And Picking' Cases From List
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi HC Judges Recuse From Hearing Pleas Over Pay Commission Benefits After Lawyer Alleges They Are 'Choosing And Picking' Cases From List

Live Law  

Two judges of the Delhi High Court recused from hearing a batch of petitions concerning grant of benefits as per the Pay Commission recommendations, after one of the lawyers claimed that the division bench was “choosing and picking” cases to be heard. A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul called the situation “deeply disturbing” and …

Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court against 2023 law provision on CEC, ECs appointments
1 month, 1 week ago

Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court against 2023 law provision on CEC, ECs appointments

The Hindu  

TMC MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the provision of the 2023 law over the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners. "Even otherwise, as a conscientious citizen of India with a stake in the future of electoral democracy in India, the applicant seeks to intervene in the present proceedings in which constitutional validity …

Supreme Court puts off hearing pleas challenging law on CEC appointment
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1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court puts off hearing pleas challenging law on CEC appointment

The Hindu  

The hearing in the Supreme Court of petitions challenging a law that gives the government a dominant role in the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners did not materialise on Wednesday. Anoop Baranwal case Advocate Kaleeswaram Raj, intervening in the case, said the discussion would be centred on a five-judge Bench judgment delivered in March 2023 in …

Gyanesh Kumar takes over as chief election commissioner
1 month, 1 week ago

Gyanesh Kumar takes over as chief election commissioner

Hindustan Times  

Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th chief election commissioner on Wednesday a day after the Supreme Court agreed to consider expedited hearing of pleas challenging the validity of a 2023 law for the appointment of CEC and election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar taking charge as the chief election commissioner. Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, a member …

CEC appointment hearing highlights: Supreme Court postpones hearing on CEC/EC appointment law to March 19
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1 month, 1 week ago

CEC appointment hearing highlights: Supreme Court postpones hearing on CEC/EC appointment law to March 19

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that petitions challenging the legality of the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners could be heard on March 19, 2025. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act of 2023 stipulates that the President shall appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners based on the recommendation …

Modi, Shah move to appoint CEC disrespectful: Rahul
1 month, 1 week ago

Modi, Shah move to appoint CEC disrespectful: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that it was disrespectful and discourteous for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah “to have made a midnight decision to select the new CEC”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh was informed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, …

Gyanesh Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on February 19; Supreme Court to hear plea against law under which he was appointed
1 month, 1 week ago

Gyanesh Kumar to take over as Chief Election Commissioner on February 19; Supreme Court to hear plea against law under which he was appointed

The Hindu  

Senior Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar would take over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on February 19, a day when the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition challenging the law under which he was appointed CEC by a three-member panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under …

Rahul Gandhi makes public dissent note submitted at CEC selection panel meet
1 month, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi makes public dissent note submitted at CEC selection panel meet

Hindustan Times  

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called it disrespectful and discourteous to the institutions and the country’s founding if the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee continued with choosing the next chief election commissioner when the panel’s composition and the process were challenged and to be heard in the Supreme Court. In his dissent note that Gandhi …

Appointment of CEC, EC: Supreme Court to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on February 19
1 month, 1 week ago

Appointment of CEC, EC: Supreme Court to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on February 19

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to prioritise the hearing on February 19 of a batch of petitions challenging the legality of a new law which gave the Centre a dominant role in the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The assurance from a Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant came in response to an oral …

Congress on CEC selection: Defer the process of choosing the next CEC until the Supreme Court hearing says Rahul Gandhi
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress on CEC selection: Defer the process of choosing the next CEC until the Supreme Court hearing says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that the midnight appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner was “discourteous and disrespectful” when the process of appointment and the composition of the selection committee itself was being challenged before the Supreme Court. “It is both disrespectful and discourteous for the PM …

'PM Modi, Amit Shah Made Midnight Decision': Rahul Gandhi Shares Dissent Note On CEC Appointment
1 month, 1 week ago

'PM Modi, Amit Shah Made Midnight Decision': Rahul Gandhi Shares Dissent Note On CEC Appointment

ABP News  

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, who is a member of the panel to appoint the CEC, on Tuesday shared his dissent note on the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner. Kumar's appointment was made hours after Congress asked the government to defer its decision on the new CEC till the Supreme Court concludes its hearing on a …

SC to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on Feb 19
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1 month, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on Feb 19

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would on February 19 take up on "priority basis" the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners under the 2023 law.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was informed by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for an NGO, that despite the Constitution bench verdict …

Supreme Court refuses to entertain 'urgent hearing' demand by Prashant Bhushan for Soros-funded ADR: Details
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court refuses to entertain 'urgent hearing' demand by Prashant Bhushan for Soros-funded ADR: Details

Op India  

On Tuesday, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, representing the Soros-funded Association for Democratic Reforms, demanded the urgent hearing of a petition challenging the constitutionality of a law enacted by the Parliament for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner. It's exceedingly important for future of our democracy#SupremeCourt #ElectionCommissioners — Live Law February 18, 2025 He claimed that the Centre was violating the …

Congress targets govt over appointment of new CEC
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1 month, 1 week ago

Congress targets govt over appointment of new CEC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday slammed the government for "hastily" appointing the new chief election commissioner, saying it undermines the spirit of the Constitution and free elections. "The Government's hasty midnight appointment of the new CEC undermines the spirit of our Constitution and free elections. He is the first CEC to be appointed under a new law on the …

Congress Slams Centre's Appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as CEC
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress Slams Centre's Appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as CEC

Deccan Chronicle  

The Congress party has strongly condemned the Centre's recent notification appointing Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner, calling it a "hastily taken decision" aimed at bypassing the Supreme Court's scrutiny. This goes against the spirit of our Constitution, and what has been reiterated by the Supreme Court in many cases - for the electoral process to have sanctity, …

Hastily-taken decision: Congress on CEC's appointment
1 month, 1 week ago

Hastily-taken decision: Congress on CEC's appointment

Deccan Chronicle  

Soon after the Centre notified the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner on Monday, the Congress said the hastily-taken decision shows that the government is keen on circumventing the Supreme Court's scrutiny and getting the appointment done before a clear order kicks in. This goes against the spirit of our Constitution, and what has been reiterated by …

'Mockery of democracy': Petitioner urges SC to prioritise pleas against CEC, EC appointments on February 19
1 month, 1 week ago

'Mockery of democracy': Petitioner urges SC to prioritise pleas against CEC, EC appointments on February 19

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A day after the government selected the new chief election commissioner, NGO petitioner Association for Democratic Reforms alleged that the Supreme Court mocked the law by violating the Constitution Bench judgment laid down in Anoop Baranwal case. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would on February 19 take up on "priority basis" the pleas against the appointments …

'Contempt of court': Congress slams Centre over 'hurried' appointment of new CEC Gyanesh Kumar
1 month, 1 week ago

'Contempt of court': Congress slams Centre over 'hurried' appointment of new CEC Gyanesh Kumar

New Indian Express  

Congress on Tuesday expressed concerns over the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner, questioning the urgency of the decision despite the ongoing legal challenge regarding the formation of the selection committee. Reacting to the appointment, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said democracy deserves better. "The Government's hasty midnight appointment of the new CEC undermines the spirit of …

Who will be the new CEC? PM Modi-led panel finalises name; Rahul Gandhi objects, asks Govt to wait until SC hearing
1 month, 1 week ago

Who will be the new CEC? PM Modi-led panel finalises name; Rahul Gandhi objects, asks Govt to wait until SC hearing

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee, which met at PMO in South Block on February 17, has finalised and recommended the name of the next chief election commissioner to President Droupadi Murmu, news agency PTI said quoting sources on Monday. The PM-led panel has reportedly overruled Gandhi’s dissent note objecting to the Selection Committee’s composition and a notification announcing the …

PM Modi-led panel finalises name of next CEC; Congress asks govt to defer decision till SC hearing
1 month, 1 week ago

PM Modi-led panel finalises name of next CEC; Congress asks govt to defer decision till SC hearing

New Indian Express  

If Gyanesh Kumar is approved as the next CEC, a new EC could also be appointed to fill the vacancy created by his elevation. According to sources, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was learnt to have asked the government to defer its decision on the new CEC till the Supreme Court hearing on February 19 on a petition challenging the composition …

Supreme Court to hear validity of CEC/EC appointment law on February 19, a day after incumbent Rajiv Kumar retires
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear validity of CEC/EC appointment law on February 19, a day after incumbent Rajiv Kumar retires

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday shifted the hearing on petitions challenging the legality of a new law which gives a dominant role to the Central government in the appointment process of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners to February 19, a day after incumbent CEC Rajiv Kumar is scheduled to retire from office. Justice Kant however assured Mr. Bhushan that …

Supreme Court fixes February 12 hearing on pleas challenging CEC/EC appointments law
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court fixes February 12 hearing on pleas challenging CEC/EC appointments law

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on February 12 petitions challenging the legality of a new law dealing with the appointments of chief election commissioners and election commissioners which gives the Central government a dominant role. In January, when the case came up, Justice Kant had highlighted that the test regarding the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner …

Why SC will review CEC selection rule before next appointment on Feb 18
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why SC will review CEC selection rule before next appointment on Feb 18

India Today  

In a move that underscores the protracted tensions between judicial oversight and legislative authority, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The enactment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 replaced the judiciary’s proposed selection mechanism with a framework heavily influenced …

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging poll officers appointment law on Feb 4
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging poll officers appointment law on Feb 4

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The law, enacted earlier this year, removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for appointing Election Commissioners. Bhushan cited urgency, noting that the current Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, is set …

SC to hear plea challenging CEC, EC appointments on Feb. 4
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SC to hear plea challenging CEC, EC appointments on Feb. 4

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on February 4 pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners under the 2023 law which excludes CJI as a member of the selection panel. Bhushan said the top court in its March 2, 2023 verdict set up a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the …

Petitioners Request Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law Before Retirement Of CEC In February
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Petitioners Request Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law Before Retirement Of CEC In February

Live Law  

On mentioning of the pleas challenging constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removed the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing Election Commissioners, the Supreme Court today expressed inclination to hear the matter on February 4. The most notable feature of the new legislation is that the President of India would …

On CEC/EC appointments’ law, the legal battle is between court’s opinion and legislative powers: SC
2 months, 2 weeks ago

On CEC/EC appointments’ law, the legal battle is between court’s opinion and legislative powers: SC

The Hindu  

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar’s retirement in February brought back into focus before the Supreme Court on Wednesday the need to fast track a decision on the legality of a new law dealing with the appointment of Election Commissioners which gives the Central government a dominant role. Justice Surya Kant, heading a three-judge Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K. …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Pleas Challenging Law On CEC Appointment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Pleas Challenging Law On CEC Appointment

ABP News  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice from the panel responsible for selecting the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The petitions have sought to stay the operation of Section 7 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which excludes …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from ECI chief appointment case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from ECI chief appointment case

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday opted out of hearing a batch of pleas challenging the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, PTI reported. CJI Sanjiv Khanna said that cases would be listed before another bench after the winter break. A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing …

CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on CJI's exclusion in CEC, ECs selection panel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on CJI's exclusion in CEC, ECs selection panel

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. At the outset, the CJI, who was sitting on the bench with Justice Sanjay Kumar, told the advocates appearing for the PIL petitioners that …

SC denies expedited hearing to petitions against new law for appointing CEC, ECs
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SC denies expedited hearing to petitions against new law for appointing CEC, ECs

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday denied expedited hearing to a clutch of petitions that have challenged the validity of the new law providing for the appointment of chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel that does not include the Chief Justice of India. The constitution bench judgment in Anoop Baranwal vs. Union of India had said …

SC dismisses applications to stay appointments of ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar
1 year ago

SC dismisses applications to stay appointments of ECs Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 21 dismissed applications seeking to stay the appointment of Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar as Election Commissioners in accordance with a new law giving the dominant role to the Central government in the selection process. Section 7 of the Act had countermanded the Supreme Court judgment by replacing the Chief Justice of India on …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Election Commissioners' Act Dropping CJI From Selection Panel
1 year ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Election Commissioners' Act Dropping CJI From Selection Panel

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday decided against staying the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel appointing election commissioners. The petitions, filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, the Association for Democratic Reforms, and others, questioned the legitimacy of the Act's amendments, particularly the exclusion of the …

SC refuses to stay appointments of new ECs under 2023 law, to hear batch of pleas on March 21
1 year ago

SC refuses to stay appointments of new ECs under 2023 law, to hear batch of pleas on March 21

New Indian Express  

Although the top court had earlier in its order refused to stay the implementation of the Election Commissioner Act, 2023, it had said it would examine the matter at a later stage, and thereby issued a notice to the Centre and sought the response in April. The recently passed law allows the appointment to the posts of CEC and Election …

EC appointments: Supreme Court to hear ADR plea on March 15
1 year ago

EC appointments: Supreme Court to hear ADR plea on March 15

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a plea by non-profit organisation, the Association for Democratic Reforms, which has sought to restrain the Union government from appointing two new election commissioners under a new law — The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The plea highlighted how the new law marked a crucial departure from a judgment …

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs
1 year ago

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs

The Hindu  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the Centre from appointing new election commissioners as per a 2023 law, the provisions of which have been challenged in the apex court. "That petitioner most respectfully submitted that in view of facts that election for Lok Sabha Election 2024 may be announced shortly, therefore appointment of member …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law Dropping CJI From Panel To Select Election Commissioners, Posts Matter To April 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Law Dropping CJI From Panel To Select Election Commissioners, Posts Matter To April 2024

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the operation of Section 7 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 in a fresh petition challenging the Constitutionality of the provision.While issuing notice on the plea moved by the Association for Democratic Reforms, the Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta noted that a similar. The …

SC Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of CEC, ECs, Seeks Centre’s Response
1 year, 1 month ago

SC Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of CEC, ECs, Seeks Centre’s Response

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response to a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. All About PIL That Challenges New Law EC Appointment Law: Amid a political squabble over the removal of the Chief Justice of India from a panel tasked with selecting the chief election commissioner and election …

Supreme Court refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the operation of the new law providing for appointment of chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel that does not include the Chief Justice of India. The new law has provisions to set up a search committee chaired by the Union law minister and two other persons not below the …

Pleas in the Supreme Court challenge new law on appointment process for Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners
1 year, 2 months ago

Pleas in the Supreme Court challenge new law on appointment process for Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners

The Hindu  

Petitions have been moved in the Supreme Court against a new law which brushes aside a judgment to include the Chief Justice of India as a member of the high-powered selection committee to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 has diluted the Supreme Court judgment by replacing the Chief Justice …

New Bill casts a cloud over EC appointments
1 year, 3 months ago

New Bill casts a cloud over EC appointments

Hindustan Times  

This winter session of Parliament has seen the passage of the Election Commissioners Bill. Election Commission of India The law in question does so by replacing the CJI with a Union minister, thus giving an unassailable majority to the executive in the selection committee. According to Article 324, the task of framing a law for selecting election commissioners was left …

Problem With CEC & ECs Bill is a Potential Overreach of the Selection Committee
1 year, 6 months ago

Problem With CEC & ECs Bill is a Potential Overreach of the Selection Committee

The Quint  

As the first legislative attempt to realise the constitutional mandate of Article 324, the bill in itself is salient. Article 324 of the Indian Constitution laid down that the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners must be in accordance with a law made by the Parliament. One may attribute this to the strong diktat of the …

Selecting new CEC, ECs: Bill seeks to drop CJI from panel
1 year, 7 months ago

Selecting new CEC, ECs: Bill seeks to drop CJI from panel

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Amid uproar by the Opposition, the Centre on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha a contentious Bill that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a Cabinet minister in the panel for selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill …

Bill lists cabinet minister’s inclusion over CJI in panel to appoint CEC, ECs
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill lists cabinet minister’s inclusion over CJI in panel to appoint CEC, ECs

Live Mint  

A bill scheduled for introduction in the Rajya Sabha proposes that a three-member committee led by the prime minister will be responsible for appointing future chief election commissioners and election commissioners. The Supreme Court, in its March ruling, intended to safeguard the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners from any interference by the Executive branch. Before the …

Rajya Sabha: Govt tables bill to exclude CJI from panel to appoint CEC, ECs
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajya Sabha: Govt tables bill to exclude CJI from panel to appoint CEC, ECs

Hindustan Times  

The government on Thursday tabled in the Rajya Sabha a proposed law that seeks to exclude the Chief Justice of India from the panel to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners months after a Supreme Court constitution bench revamped the selection mechanism for their appointments. In March, the court ruled a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader …

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI
1 year, 7 months ago

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of as infructuous a plea by non-governmental organisation ‘Common Cause’ against the appointment of Praveen Sinha as an interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in February 2021 after the expiry of the previous incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla. Justice Khanna said that CBI directors were normally appointed without invoking the emergency provision to …

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