Process To Remove CEC & EC Can’t Be Same : Centre To SC
6 years, 10 months ago

Process To Remove CEC & EC Can’t Be Same : Centre To SC

Live Law  

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Election Commissioners cannot be on par with Chief Election Commissioners vis-à-vis removal process and rejected a demand for same rules.A lengthy and a layered procedure — impeachment- similar to that for a Supreme Court judge has been laid out for the removal of the CEC while ECs can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the. The Centre today told the Supreme Court that Election Commissioners cannot be on par with Chief Election Commissioners vis-à-vis removal process and rejected a demand for same rules. “DIFFERENCE OF OPINION” At the outset of the hearing on February 19 the AG said "This is a PIL asking for Autonomy for election commission and on the removal of ECs.I have certain difference of opinion so the Center's stand may be sought first" Following this the bench ordered: "Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand may file a response on behalf of the Centre within four weeks" The bench had also allowed the election commission plea for permission to place some documents on record. The PIL has been filed by advocate and Delhi BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking direction to the Centre to “take appropriate steps to confer rulemaking authority on the Election Commission of India on the lines of the rulemaking authority vested in the Supreme Supreme Court of India to empower it to make election-related rules and code of conduct”.

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SC to hear pleas against Election Commissioners' appointment law on April 16
3 days, 13 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 …

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 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, …

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

Disrespectful for PM, HM to have made midnight decision to appoint new CEC: Rahul Gandhi in dissent note
1 month ago

Disrespectful for PM, HM to have made midnight decision to appoint new CEC: Rahul Gandhi in dissent note

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and a member of the committee Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it is "disrespectful" and "discourteous" for the prime minister and home minister to have made a midnight decision to select the new CEC when the process of selection is being challenged in the Supreme Court. The government late on Monday …

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

We are three-member body, not run by one person: EC responds day after Kejriwal’s remarks on CEC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

We are three-member body, not run by one person: EC responds day after Kejriwal’s remarks on CEC

The Hindu  

Amid a political slugfest with the Aam Aadmi Party in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly election, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday noted that “repeated deliberate pressure tactics” were being used to malign the poll authority. Responding to the AAP’s direct attack on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar the previous day, the poll authority emphasised that it was …

Supreme Court fixes February 12 hearing on pleas challenging CEC/EC appointments law
1 month, 2 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 …

Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ahead Of CEC's Retirement On Feb 18, Supreme Court Lists Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law For Hearing On Feb 12

Live Law  

On a 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 listed the matter for hearing on February 12.Reportedly, urgency in the matter has arisen on account of the impending. On a mentioning of …

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 himself from ECI chief appointment case
3 months, 2 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 Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing petitions on Election Commission Appointment Law
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing petitions on Election Commission Appointment Law

India TV News  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing petitions challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice from the panel responsible for appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The petitions challenge the validity of Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. A bench comprising CJI Khanna and …

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 …

'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 …

TMC demands Supreme Court-monitored election after EC orders removal of West Bengal DGP
1 year ago

TMC demands Supreme Court-monitored election after EC orders removal of West Bengal DGP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha election 2024: A day after the Election Commission of India directed the removal of West Bengal DGP, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections should be a Supreme Court-monitored election. 'Want Supreme Court-monitored Election' "BJP's filthy tricks destroying institutions like Election Commission of India. EC removes Bengal DGP The Election Commission of India …

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 …

Pick upright officers to fill up vacancies in the apex poll body
1 year ago

Pick upright officers to fill up vacancies in the apex poll body

New Indian Express  

When a member of the Election Commission of India who is in line to become the Chief Election Commissioner suddenly puts in his papers, it does sound odd. Yet, Election Commissioner Arun Goel sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu on March 8 without copying it to his boss, CEC Rajiv Kumar. With three more years left in the …

Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of Lok Sabha elections; Opposition parties express deep concern
1 year ago

Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of Lok Sabha elections; Opposition parties express deep concern

New Indian Express  

His tenure was till December 5, 2027, and he would have become Chief Election Commissioner after incumbent Rajiv Kumar retired in February next year. According to the new law on appointment of CEC and ECs, a search committee headed by the law minister and comprising two union secretaries will shortlist five names. Last year, the Supreme Court had dismissed a …

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 …

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 …

Should the CJI be part of the committee nominating the CEC?
1 year, 6 months ago

Should the CJI be part of the committee nominating the CEC?

The Hindu  

On August 10, the Union government introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha that proposed that the selection panel for appointing the Election Commission, comprising the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, will consist of the Prime Minister as the chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition as a member, and a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister …

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 …

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 …

Should Election Commissioners Have Same Protection As CEC? Supreme Court Majority Says No, Justice Ajay Rastogi Says Yes
2 years ago

Should Election Commissioners Have Same Protection As CEC? Supreme Court Majority Says No, Justice Ajay Rastogi Says Yes

Live Law  

In a plea recommending reforms in the process of making appointments to the Election Commission, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that the appointment to the post of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner would be done by a three-member committee till a new law is enacted by the Parliament. The committee would comprise …

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 …

Should there be a panel to appoint Election Commissioners?
2 years, 3 months ago

Should there be a panel to appoint Election Commissioners?

The Hindu  

With a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing a batch of petitions on having a neutral mechanism for the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India, the debate on having a collegium-like panel to select Election Commissioners has been revived. Now, the trick here is that the government, in its wisdom over the years, has been appointing …

Space, not time: The Hindu Editorial on Election Commissioner tenures
2 years, 3 months ago

Space, not time: The Hindu Editorial on Election Commissioner tenures

The Hindu  

The ongoing hearing before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India on the need to have a neutral mechanism for appointment of Election Commissioners raises important questions on the election body’s functional independence. However, given the Court’s vocal concern about the ECI’s independence, the relevant question now is whether the Commissioners should be appointed on the recommendation of …

Moily, ex-CEC Quraishi support SC observation on appointment of CEC, EC
2 years, 3 months ago

Moily, ex-CEC Quraishi support SC observation on appointment of CEC, EC

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Former Union law minister M Veerappa Moily and ex-chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Wednesday supported a consultative mechanism to appoint the CEC and election commissioners, while another former head of the poll panel pushed for a body to appoint judges in the Supreme Court and the high courts. Another CEC, who did not wish to be …

Any ruling party at Centre can appoint a \'yes man\' as CEC, says Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Any ruling party at Centre can appoint a \'yes man\' as CEC, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that people manning the Election Commission of India should not be the "yes men" of the government but "independents who can act independently" even if it comes to taking on the Prime Minister and not be "docile" persons who cave in before the authority. Repeatedly emphasising during the hearing that the appointment …

Inclusion Of CJI In Consultative Process For CEC Appointment Will Ensure Independence: SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Inclusion Of CJI In Consultative Process For CEC Appointment Will Ensure Independence: SC

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the inclusion of the Chief Justice of India in the consultative process for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner would ensure the independence of the poll panel. The Centre argued that a 1991 Act ensured the Election Commission remains independent in terms of salary and tenure to its members and there is …

'Silence of Constitution being exploited': SC calls out Centre over short tenures of CECs
2 years, 3 months ago

'Silence of Constitution being exploited': SC calls out Centre over short tenures of CECs

India TV News  

Highlights The court pointed out that since 2004, no chief election commissioner has completed six-year tenure In 10 years of UPA, they had 6 CECs and in present NDA, in nearly 8 years, it has had 8 CECs This is a disturbing trend as far as our country is concerned, said SC Supreme Court on CECs: The Supreme Court on …

CEC appointment panel: Wrong to assume having a judge will ensure transparency, Centre tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

CEC appointment panel: Wrong to assume having a judge will ensure transparency, Centre tells Supreme Court

India TV News  

CEC appointment panel: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was a wrong assumption that the mere presence of someone from the judiciary in the panel for the appointment of Election Commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner would ensure transparency and independence. The top court's remark came after the Centre claimed the present system of appointment of Election …

Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court calls out Centre over short tenures of Chief Election Commissioners

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the government pays mere “lip-service” to the independence of the Election Commissioners and this is evident from the way the tenures of Chief Election Commissioners have “slid” down from over eight years in the 1950s to just about a few hundred days after 2004. “After the present government took over, from 2015 to 2022, …

Election Commissioner may be honest, but can have definite political leaning: Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Election Commissioner may be honest, but can have definite political leaning: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

An Election Commissioner can be proficient, competent, completely honest and armed with an outstanding record of service, but he may have a definite political leaning which may end up displaying itself in office, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court said on Thursday. That is, the Election Commissioners just had to follow the rules and did not have to bother …

SC Agrees To List Plea Seeking Greater Autonomy For Election Commission After 4 Weeks [Read Petition]
5 years, 3 months ago

SC Agrees To List Plea Seeking Greater Autonomy For Election Commission After 4 Weeks [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde on Tuesday agreed to list after four weeks the PIL seeking greater autonomy to Election Commission for free and fair elections.The plea seeks a direction to provide similar protection to Election Commissioners so that they shall not be removed from their office except in the like manner and on …

Dissent will not be part of EC orders
5 years, 10 months ago

Dissent will not be part of EC orders

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Rejecting the demand of election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the ‘Full Commission’ of Election Commission of India on Tuesday ruled that dissents and minority views in EC orders with regard to Model Code of Conduct violations will not be made public and only majority view will be announced in the final order. “In the meeting of the Election Commission …

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