Two New Election Commissioners Appointed in Vacancy
Congress’s leader in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury announced to the media this afternoon that bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been selected for the two open positions in the top panel of the Election Commission of India. As the poll body gets ready for the next Lok Sabha election, Mr. Chowdhury was […]
Supreme Court to Hear Petition on Appointment of New Poll Officers
In response to petitions contesting the Election Commissioners’ appointment process under the new Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners, Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office Act, 2023 (Act), the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 13, decided to hear the cases on March 15. A bench consisting of Justices Sanjjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh, […]
Petition Filed in Supreme Court to Restrain Govt from Appointing Election Commissioners
Shortly before the dates for the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024 were announced, Arun Goel, an Election Commissioner, resigned from his position all of a sudden. According to Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and terms of Office Act 2023), a plea has now […]