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'File Defamation Case If Report Untrue': Kapil Sibal On Election Commission Dissent Row
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, speaking to NDTV, said a case of treason was made out if decisions were taken centrally to delete voters, among some other moves facing scrutiny
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Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection
Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner ahead of Supreme Court hearing on new selection process
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"Midnight Decision Disrespectful": Rahul Gandhi Note On Poll Chief Selection
Rahul Gandhi slammed the centre's 'midnight decision' to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a 'violation of the Supreme Court order (by) removing the Chief Justice from the selection committee".
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"There Will Be Chaos": Supreme Court Refuses To Hold Poll Officers' Appointment
In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so would be "creating chaos".
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"Petitioner Trying To Create Row": Centre Defends Poll Commissioners' Appointment
The government has opposed any stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, arguing that any challenges to the legislation are politically motivated and "created only on basis of unsupported and pernicious statements".
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President Gives Assent To Bill For Appointment Of Top Poll Officials
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a bill that seeks to put in place a mechanism for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, according to a government notification issued Friday.
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Bill To Appoint Poll Officers Dropped From Parliament Agenda After Protest
The controversial bill for the appointment of top election officers was not included in the list of eight bills given to the opposition by the government in the all-party meeting on Sunday, sources said.
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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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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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'File Defamation Case If Report Untrue': Kapil Sibal On Election Commission Dissent Row
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal, speaking to NDTV, said a case of treason was made out if decisions were taken centrally to delete voters, among some other moves facing scrutiny
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Gyanesh Kumar Takes Over Ahead of Top Court Hearing On Poll Chief Selection
Gyanesh Kumar takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner ahead of Supreme Court hearing on new selection process
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"Midnight Decision Disrespectful": Rahul Gandhi Note On Poll Chief Selection
Rahul Gandhi slammed the centre's 'midnight decision' to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, calling his nomination a 'violation of the Supreme Court order (by) removing the Chief Justice from the selection committee".
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"There Will Be Chaos": Supreme Court Refuses To Hold Poll Officers' Appointment
In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so would be "creating chaos".
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"Petitioner Trying To Create Row": Centre Defends Poll Commissioners' Appointment
The government has opposed any stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, arguing that any challenges to the legislation are politically motivated and "created only on basis of unsupported and pernicious statements".
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President Gives Assent To Bill For Appointment Of Top Poll Officials
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a bill that seeks to put in place a mechanism for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, according to a government notification issued Friday.
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Bill To Appoint Poll Officers Dropped From Parliament Agenda After Protest
The controversial bill for the appointment of top election officers was not included in the list of eight bills given to the opposition by the government in the all-party meeting on Sunday, sources said.
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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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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.
