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New Indian ExpressIndia’s 26th Chief Election Commissioner has taken charge. One has to only see the combativeness of the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s nominees in the US to value this noise. His primary objection was that the selection panel should have included the Chief Justice of India, or the government should have waited until the top court decided on a petition that demanded it. For some perspective, in a March 2023 judgement, the Supreme Court had included the CJI as a member of the selection panel, but the government had overturned this instantly by amending the law. Interestingly, on February 15, in what looked like perfect timing in a perfect setting, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, speaking at the National Judicial Academy, raised a larger issue of principle.
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