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Gyanesh Kumar CEC controversy explained: What's the report that has rocked ECI, what Congress and BJP saying, and Election Commission’s clarification- SC requests CJI to explore possibility of permanent 5-judge bench for cases involving constitutional issues
- BJP's Sambit Patra slams Opposition amid Election Commission SIR dissent row; hails democracy
- Shouldn't selection panel on CEC, ECs have a show of fairness? SC asks CentreThe Supreme Court questioned the fairness of the selection panel for Election Commissioners. The central government argued against assuming...31 Jul, 2026, 01.08 AM IST
- Appointment of CEC, ECs: SC reserves order on need to refer matter to larger benchThe Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a key legal challenge. This challenge questions the appointment law for election commissioners. ...30 Jul, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
- SC to hear pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on May 14The Supreme Court will hear petitions against the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners on May 14. The ...16 Apr, 2025, 11.38 AM IST
- SC fixes April 16 for hearing pleas against appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 lawThe Supreme Court will hear petitions on April 16 regarding the appointment of the CEC and ECs under the 2023 law. Advocate Prashant Bhusha...19 Mar, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
- SC to hear pleas against CEC, ECs appointments on Feb 19The Supreme Court of India is set to prioritize the hearing on February 19 regarding the legality of the recent appointments of the chief e...18 Feb, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
- PM-chaired selection panel to meet early next week to name next Chief Election CommissionerPrime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a selection committee to finalize the next chief election commissioner, with the panel expected to m...14 Feb, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
- Search committee set up to shortlist names for next CEC: SourcesA search committee led by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has been set up to shortlist candidates for the next chief election commissi...27 Jan, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
- All eyes on SC as India to apply one law for first time to find Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's replacementThe Supreme Court is set to review the legality of the current law for appointing Election Commissioners, which excludes the Chief Justice ...11 Jan, 2025, 03.09 PM IST
- Supreme Court order on EC appointments being examined, appropriate action will be taken: GovtAs per Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the Election Commission will consist of the CEC and such number of election commissioners, if an...23 Mar, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
- Experts split on Supreme Court verdict on EC appointments; some hail it, others flag domain issueA five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph, in a unanimous verdict, held that this norm will continue to hold good till a ...02 Mar, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
- Former law minister Moily, ex CEC Quraishi support SC observation on appointment of CEC, ECOn Tuesday, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court had questioned the absence of a law to appoint the CEC and ECs. The top court had ter...23 Nov, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
- Chief Election Commissioner's tenure: In light of SC criticism, things to know about Article 324The first two CECs were in office for eight years, but the CECs appointed since 2007 served just two years or even less, the apex court sai...23 Nov, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
- Committee with PM, Opposition leader should choose CEC: Private member's billThe bill, moved by Odisha LS MP Baijayant Panda, seeks to amend the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Condition...23 May, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
- No plan to set up collegium to select election commissioners: GovernmentThe government also said that it has no plans as of now to draft a law on selecting the chief election commissioner as well as fellow elect...02 Aug, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
- Should there be law for collegium-based selection of election commissioners?The original draft Constitution had provided that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners would be appointed by the Pres...17 Jul, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
- SC to hear PIL to make law for appointments to Election CommissionThe bench was hearing a PIL filed by one Anoop Paranwal through lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking various reliefs like fair and transparent p...05 Jul, 2017, 12.35 PM IST
- Nasim Zaidi set to be next Chief Election CommissionerThe Law Ministry has initiated the file to appoint the next CEC as present incumbent H S Brahma retires on April 19.08 Apr, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
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