The Supreme Court of India has been at the center of a series of legal challenges concerning the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The court dismissed applications seeking a stay on the appointment of two new ECs under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which notably excluded the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection panel. This move has been opposed by petitioners citing concerns over the independence of the new ECs and the speed of the selection process. The Centre defended its position, stating that ECs have been appointed exclusively by the government for the past 73 years and that the new election commissioners are independent. The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to respond by April 9 and within six weeks to petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act and has indicated that it will examine the main petitions but is currently focusing on interim relief as elections approach. Additionally, the court is addressing applications related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, and has questioned the procedure adopted for the appointment of two new ECs, emphasizing that the search committee should have been given a fair share of time to understand the candidates' backgrounds. The court also noted it is not questioning the credentials of the ECs.
Just In | SC dismisses applications seeking stay on two election commissioners: Agencies @indSupremeCourt https://t.co/zaJ900no6K
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SC says it is not questioning the credentials of the Election Commissioners selected, but on the procedure in which the selection was made. SC asks Centre to file a response within six weeks on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election… https://t.co/xareVptxUU
SC dismisses the applications seeking a stay on two Election Commissioners and it will pass a detailed order later. SC also questions the Centre for the speed with which the Search Committee shortlisted candidates and the speed with which two Election Commissioners were… https://t.co/OLdz9736Ob
Supreme Court asks Centre to file a response within six weeks on the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. https://t.co/6jgrhQ1KeT
Supreme Court dismisses the applications seeking a stay on two Election Commissioners and it will pass a detailed order later. Supreme Court also questions the Centre for the speed with which the Search Committee shortlisted candidates and the speed with which two Election…
SC says it will examine the main petitions challenging new law on appointment of election commissioners
SC dismisses application for stay of appointment of new election commissioners, says reasons will follow
2023 verdict nowhere says there has to be a member from judiciary in selection panel for EC appointment: SC
Will examine Act for appointment of ECs but we are currently focussing on interim relief as elections are approaching: SC
Search committee for appointment of ECs should have been given fair share of time to understand background of candidates: SC
Selection committee should have been given more time to apply its mind on appointment of election commissioners: SC
SC questions Centre over procedure adopted for appointment of two new election commissioners
SC hearing of a bunch of pleas against appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) & election commissioners (EC) under 2023 act underway https://t.co/vZ5hARNfa0
Watch | Supreme Court to hear petitions on the appointment process of new Election Commissioners today Sunil Prabhu reports https://t.co/2DP7UITCby
Centre to SC: For 73 years, ECs appointed exclusively by government Exclusion of CJI from the panel has been prominently flagged by those seeking a stay on the appointment of two ECs, attributing executive bias to the selection committee. https://t.co/MgNAlZAHyv
VIDEO | Here’s what petitioner Jaya Thakur said on her plea in the Supreme Court on the appointment of Election Commissioners. “In our petition, we have demanded that the appointment of the Election Commissioners should be done independently. The involvement of CJI in the… https://t.co/YlPTgMDAPT
Centre defends appointment of election commissioners: What to expect next @ashishKB76 reports https://t.co/quxqQy91y1
"Petitioner Trying To Create Row": Centre Defends Poll Commissioners' Appointment @maryashakil reports Read more: https://t.co/e09lJNF37e https://t.co/wKEH2dITL1
"New election commissioners are independent": Centre defends appointment of ECs in Supreme Court @Vasudha156 and @ashishKB76 report https://t.co/YILK60gos8
Centre files affidavit in the Supreme Court on pleas seeking stay on the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped Chief Justice of India from selection panel from Election Commissioners. Centre opposing the applications seeking stay on the Act, says that the… https://t.co/Dyx48HA4u8
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#CitizenshipAmendmentAct: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, seeks response by April 9 https://t.co/EI6vqG5bEy
VIDEO | Here’s what TMC MP Sagarika Ghosh (@sagarikaghose) said on the party's demand for Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha elections. “This issue of approaching the Supreme Court is being considered. One thing I will say is that democracy is not only about elections but free… https://t.co/pCTCELPw2P
Centre seeks time from SC to reply to applications seeking stay on Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024