Supreme Court questions Centre on enabling law on appointment of CEC, ECs
7 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court questions Centre on enabling law on appointment of CEC, ECs

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre why no enabling law as mandated under the Constitution for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners has yet been framed. Article 324 reads: "The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such numbers of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time to time fix and appointment of the CEC and other ECs shall, subject to provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President." When the Solicitor General said the Centre had made a law on appointment of judges in the higher judiciary, the bench replied in a lighter vein "forget judges." The CEC and ECs perform the onerous duty of conducting election in the country and their appointment should be the conducted in "the most transparent" manner under the law enacted by Parliament, the bench said. At the outset, Prashant Bhushan, appearing for petitioner Anoop Baranwal, said a direction should be issued for making the law to ensure a "fair, just and transparent process of selection by constituting a neutral and independent selection committee to recommend the name for the appointment of the members of the Election Commission".

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SC to hear pleas against Election Commissioners' appointment law on April 16
6 days, 14 hours ago

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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6 days, 15 hours 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 …

A process where free and fair elections will be a casualty
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A process where free and fair elections will be a casualty

The Hindu  

The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023 was the first law enacted by Parliament, under Article 324 of the Constitution, dealing with the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. This law was made in response to a Supreme Court of India order of March 2023 according to which the CEC and ECs should be …

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

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

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

DC Edit | Transparency essential to safeguard EC’s autonomy
1 month, 1 week ago

DC Edit | Transparency essential to safeguard EC’s autonomy

Deccan Chronicle  

The President of India’s order appointing election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as the chief election commissioner of India puts into effect the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, but the midnight communication has not abated the legal challenges mounted against the piece of legislation. It was in 1991 that Parliament passed the Election Commission Act which made it …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Chief Election Commissioner appointment: Congress targets government over appointment of new CEC
1 month, 1 week ago

Chief Election Commissioner appointment: Congress targets government over appointment of new CEC

The Hindu  

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. First appointment under new law on EC Mr. Kumar was appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner on Monday. Rahul Gandhi on appointment of CEC During the meeting of the committee to select the …

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 …

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 …

How Is Chief Election Commissioner Appointed? CEC Act Explained As Panel To Name Rajiv Kumar's Successor
1 month, 1 week ago

How Is Chief Election Commissioner Appointed? CEC Act Explained As Panel To Name Rajiv Kumar's Successor

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will meet on Monday to appoint the next Chief Election Commissioner. The Election Commission is a three-member body made up of one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. A selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is tasked to finalise the name of 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, 1 week 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 …

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. …

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 …

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment
1 year ago

'Will lead to chaos': Supreme Court won't halt Election Commissioners' appointment

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot put on hold, the controversial Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, saying it would only lead to chaos. On March 15, the court refused to stay the appointment of new Election Commissioners under the 2023 law, that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee. A notable …

Selection and election: On the appointment of Election Commissioners
1 year ago

Selection and election: On the appointment of Election Commissioners

The Hindu  

The quick, if not hasty, filling up of two vacancies in the Election Commission of India has attracted justified criticism. The multi-member body got two new members within days of the resignation of Arun Goel, an Election Commissioner whose appointment itself came in the midst of a Constitution Bench hearing for a truly independent process of selecting members 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 …

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 …

Congress Leader Moves SC Against Appointment of New CEC, ECs Before Lok Sabha Polls
1 year ago

Congress Leader Moves SC Against Appointment of New CEC, ECs Before Lok Sabha Polls

News 18  

A fresh plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought to restrain the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government from appointing a Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners. The plea further states that there’s urgency in the matter as Lok Sabha polls might be announced anytime soon and one Election Commissioner– Arun Goel– has already resigned. Appointment Of New ECs …

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 …

'EC Stands For Elections Compromised': Oppn Slams Govt Over Bill To Appoint CEC, ECs
1 year, 3 months ago

'EC Stands For Elections Compromised': Oppn Slams Govt Over Bill To Appoint CEC, ECs

ABP News  

New Delhi: Several Opposition parties voiced their dissent over the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, saying that it subjugates the EC to the authority of the executive and seeks to “crush the spirit of democracy”. Expressing apprehension over the Bill, Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said the government brought the new legislation to appoint a Chief Election …

Problem With CEC & ECs Bill is a Potential Overreach of the Selection Committee
1 year, 5 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 …

‘Some Good, Some Bad’: How Former ECI Chiefs View CEC Appointment Bill
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Some Good, Some Bad’: How Former ECI Chiefs View CEC Appointment Bill

News 18  

Just before the end of a stormy monsoon session, a bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha that was not part of the list of 31 tabled for passage. The bill states that a selection committee with the prime minister as the chairperson, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and a union minister nominated by the PM as members …

DC Edit | Bill on EC is deeply flawed
1 year, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Bill on EC is deeply flawed

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bill introduced by the government in the Rajya Sabha seeking to exclude the Chief Justice of India from the panel to select the chief election commissioner and election commissioners is deeply flawed. In seeking to do away with the non-partisan presence of a third member like the Chief Justice of India along with the Prime Minister, who heads 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 introduced to remove CJI from panel to select Election Commissioners
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill introduced to remove CJI from panel to select Election Commissioners

The Hindu  

In a controversial move, the Union Government on Thursday introduced a Bill removing the Chief Justice of India from a three-member panel to select the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. Instead of the CJI, the three-member panel, when formed, would consist of a Cabinet Minister besides the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Prime Minister, who …

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 …

Bill proposes Cabinet minister, not CJI in selection panel to appoint CEC, ECs
1 year, 7 months ago

Bill proposes Cabinet minister, not CJI in selection panel to appoint CEC, ECs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Future chief election commissioners and election commissioners will be selected by a three-member panel headed by the prime minister and comprising the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and a Cabinet minister, according to a bill listed for introduction in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Before the Supreme Court ruling, the Chief Election Commissioner and election …

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 …

DC Edit | Good formula to pick CEC, ECs
2 years ago

DC Edit | Good formula to pick CEC, ECs

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court order directing the formation of a collegium consisting of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition or the leader of the single largest party in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India for the selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners seeks to fill in vacuum in the Constitution regarding appointments to one …

Supreme Court rules in favour of collegium-like appointments of EC
2 years ago

Supreme Court rules in favour of collegium-like appointments of EC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a significant verdict that takes away the government’s power to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the two Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that these appointments will be done by the President on the advice of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok …

Chief Election Commissioner must elected by a committee which includes PM, Leader of Opposition and CJI
2 years ago

Chief Election Commissioner must elected by a committee which includes PM, Leader of Opposition and CJI

Op India  

On March 2, the Supreme Court of India ordered a new format for appointing Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners. Appointment of an Election Commissioner shall be on the recommendation of a committee comprising PM, CJI & Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha: Supreme Court Constitution Bench — ANI March 2, 2023 With this order, the apex court has asked …

SC: President to appoint CEC, ECs on advise of committee comprising PM, LoP, CJI
2 years ago

SC: President to appoint CEC, ECs on advise of committee comprising PM, LoP, CJI

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a landmark verdict aimed at insulating the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners from the executive's interference, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that their appointments will be done by the President on the advise of a committee comprising the prime minister, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India. …

Supreme Court asks president to appoint CEC, ECs upon advice of committee
2 years ago

Supreme Court asks president to appoint CEC, ECs upon advice of committee

Live Mint  

On March 2, the Supreme Court made a ruling regarding the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and elections commissioners in India. The court stated that the president will appoint these officials on the advice of a committee consisting of the prime minister, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court …

A person weak-kneed before the powerful cannot be appointed as Election Commissioner: Supreme Court
2 years ago

A person weak-kneed before the powerful cannot be appointed as Election Commissioner: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on March 2 directed in a landmark judgment that Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President on the advice tendered by a committee of Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha or the leader of the single largest party in opposition and the Chief Justice of …

Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI
2 years ago

Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has ordered that Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee consisting of the Prime Minister, and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.This practice will be enforced until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament, …

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