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"Executive Controlling Everything": Top Court On Poll Body Chief Selection
The top court was hearing a matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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Top Court Flags Tyranny of Elected' On Plea Against Poll Panel Appointments
Hearing petitions challenging the new law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the bench questioned why successive governments failed to create an independent selection mechanism.
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"Conflict Of Interest": Chief Justice Recuses From Poll Body Appointments Case
A bench was hearing petitions on the non-inclusion of the Chief Justice of India in the panel which selects the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
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Poll Body Appoints Ex-Bureaucrat Manjeet Singh As Special Observer For Assam
The Election Commission on Monday appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for poll-bound Assam with a mandate to update the poll panel on election preparedness in the northeastern state.
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Chief Justice Opts Out Of Case Related To Poll Body Chief Appointment
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from petitions against a law removing the holder of India's highest judicial post from a panel that appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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5 Points About Gyanesh Kumar, New Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Election Commissioner by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the panel's member, announced the name today after a meeting.
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5 Facts About Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Appointed As Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Friday
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for selecting the CEC and election commissioners.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petition On Poll Officers' Appointments On Friday
The Supreme Court today accepted the request for an urgent hearing on a petition challenging the decision to exclude the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects election commissioners.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India.
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Centre's Reply On Having Judge In Election Commissioner Appointment Panel
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday it was a wrong presupposition that the mere presence of someone from the judiciary in the panel for appointment of Election Commissioners would ensure transparency and fairness.
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Sunil Arora Is Next Election Panel Chief, Takes Charge On Dec 2: Sources
Sunil Arora has been appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, sources said on Monday. He will take over from OP Rawat on December 2.
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"Executive Controlling Everything": Top Court On Poll Body Chief Selection
The top court was hearing a matter related to the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
-
Top Court Flags Tyranny of Elected' On Plea Against Poll Panel Appointments
Hearing petitions challenging the new law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), the bench questioned why successive governments failed to create an independent selection mechanism.
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"Conflict Of Interest": Chief Justice Recuses From Poll Body Appointments Case
A bench was hearing petitions on the non-inclusion of the Chief Justice of India in the panel which selects the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners
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Poll Body Appoints Ex-Bureaucrat Manjeet Singh As Special Observer For Assam
The Election Commission on Monday appointed former bureaucrat Manjeet Singh as the special observer for poll-bound Assam with a mandate to update the poll panel on election preparedness in the northeastern state.
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Chief Justice Opts Out Of Case Related To Poll Body Chief Appointment
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna has recused himself from petitions against a law removing the holder of India's highest judicial post from a panel that appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.
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5 Points About Gyanesh Kumar, New Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Election Commissioner by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is also the panel's member, announced the name today after a meeting.
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5 Facts About Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Appointed As Election Commissioner
Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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Supreme Court To Hear Case Over Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Friday
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for selecting the CEC and election commissioners.
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Supreme Court To Hear Petition On Poll Officers' Appointments On Friday
The Supreme Court today accepted the request for an urgent hearing on a petition challenging the decision to exclude the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects election commissioners.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India.
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A 2012 Letter By LK Advani Surfaces Amid Row Over Bill On Poll Appointments
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared a 2012 letter by LK Advani to then PM Manmohan Singh amid controversy over a proposed bill by the centre that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers
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"His Message is Clear": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi On Bill To Appoint Poll Panel Chief
In a couple of long posts on X, earlier known as Twitter, Kejriwal also accused Modi of not following the Supreme Court order and said this is a "very dangerous situation".
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Centre's Bill Drops Chief Justice From Poll Officers' Selection Process
In a move likely to trigger a fresh face-off between the government and the judiciary, the Centre is set to push legislation that will exclude the Chief Justice of India from the process to appoint the country's top election officers.
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Centre's Reply On Having Judge In Election Commissioner Appointment Panel
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday it was a wrong presupposition that the mere presence of someone from the judiciary in the panel for appointment of Election Commissioners would ensure transparency and fairness.
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Sunil Arora Is Next Election Panel Chief, Takes Charge On Dec 2: Sources
Sunil Arora has been appointed the new Chief Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind, sources said on Monday. He will take over from OP Rawat on December 2.
