New Delhi (02.03.2023): The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be done on the advice of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition or the leader of single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha. It may be underlined that there are similar high-powered committees for the appointment of chiefs of CBI & CVC, and CAG.
A Constitution Bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar said that this would be the setup until the Central government comes up with a law on appointments. The Court had suggested the inclusion of CJI in the committee appointing the CEC. Justice Joseph had pointed out that the existing legal provisions provide for separate terms for Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and not a total or maximum of six years, as has been the practice recently.
SC directs for a high-powered committee for appointment of CEC and ECs
By IndianMandarins - 2023-03-02 12:07:00
New Delhi (02.03.2023): The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the appointment of members of the Election Commission of India (ECI) should be done on the advice of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition or the leader of single largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha. It may be underlined that there are similar high-powered committees for the appointment of chiefs of CBI & CVC, and CAG.
A Constitution Bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar said that this would be the setup until the Central government comes up with a law on appointments. The Court had suggested the inclusion of CJI in the committee appointing the CEC. Justice Joseph had pointed out that the existing legal provisions provide for separate terms for Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and not a total or maximum of six years, as has been the practice recently.
