Should Poll Body Appointments Be Referred To Larger Bench? Top Court Split
The Supreme Court today gave split opinions on whether petitions challenging the validity of a 2023 law that excludes the Chief Justice of India from the panel to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (EC) should be referred to a larger bench.
The bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma held divergent views after hearing the matter for five days.
