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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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Top Court Refuses To Delay "Most Important" Hearing In Poll Body Selection Case
In March 2023, Supreme Court ruled the CEC and other Election Commissioners should be selected by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.
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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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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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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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Congress Holds First Meet To Pick Candidates. 10 States, 60 Seats On Table
The Congress is getting down to the contentious task of candidate selection, with only 10 more days to go for Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. The party's election committee is meeting in Delhi this evening.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Centre Opposes Plea Seeking Judges' Appointment-Like System For Poll Body
The Centre on Thursday vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking a judges appointment-like system for selection of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, contending any such attempt will amount to amendin
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Congress Announces List Of 40 Candidates For Mizoram Polls
The Congress today announced the names of all its candidates for the November 28 Assembly polls in Mizoram, where Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla will contest from two constituencies. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress selected the candidates and the party's general secretary in-charge of the CEC, Mukul Wasnik, made the announcement....
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Top Court-Like Selection Of Election Body Members? Larger Bench To Decide
The Supreme Court today referred to a five-judge constitution bench a plea asking for a collegium-like selection process for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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Advani writes to Prime Minister, demands change in selection process of Election Commission
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the process of appointing the Election Commission must be revised.
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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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Top Court Refuses To Delay "Most Important" Hearing In Poll Body Selection Case
In March 2023, Supreme Court ruled the CEC and other Election Commissioners should be selected by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.
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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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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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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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Congress Holds First Meet To Pick Candidates. 10 States, 60 Seats On Table
The Congress is getting down to the contentious task of candidate selection, with only 10 more days to go for Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. The party's election committee is meeting in Delhi this evening.
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Government Makes Key Changes In Bill To Protect Top Election Officers
The controversial bill replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet minister in the selection panel for the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Centre Opposes Plea Seeking Judges' Appointment-Like System For Poll Body
The Centre on Thursday vehemently opposed in the Supreme Court a batch of pleas seeking a judges appointment-like system for selection of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, contending any such attempt will amount to amendin
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Congress Announces List Of 40 Candidates For Mizoram Polls
The Congress today announced the names of all its candidates for the November 28 Assembly polls in Mizoram, where Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla will contest from two constituencies. The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress selected the candidates and the party's general secretary in-charge of the CEC, Mukul Wasnik, made the announcement....
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Top Court-Like Selection Of Election Body Members? Larger Bench To Decide
The Supreme Court today referred to a five-judge constitution bench a plea asking for a collegium-like selection process for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).
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Advani writes to Prime Minister, demands change in selection process of Election Commission
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the process of appointing the Election Commission must be revised.
