Searched for
CEC SELECTION PANEL
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...
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...
New CEC pick: Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi govt of exacerbating voters' concerns over integrity of poll processRahul Gandhi has criticised the Modi government over the selection process of India's next Chief Election Commissioner, alleging executive ...
Kaun Banega CEC? PM-led panel meetsPrime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Home Minister Amit Shah and Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, has recommended the new chief election...
Gyanesh Kumar appointed as India's Chief Election CommissionerPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s committee appointed Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner, succeeding Rajiv Kumar upon his r...
PM Modi-led panel finalises name of next CEC; announcement expected in 'next few hours'The selection committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended the new chief election commissioner (CEC) to President Droupadi...
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...
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 ...
PM Modi-led committee names Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners, says Adhir Ranjan ChowdhuryA committee led by PM Narendra Modi, with Opposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, appointed Gyan...
Search panel meets to prepare panel of 5 candidates to fill 2 vacancies in EC: SourcesSearch committee panel for election commissioner vacancies. Selection committee finalizes names. President appoints members based on recomm...
PIL in SC challenges new law on appointment of CEC, ECs; seeks 'independent, transparent' systemAdvocate Gopal Singh has approached the Supreme Court challenging a new law that grants extensive powers to the central government in appoi...
Upper House passes bill on appointing CEC and ECsThe Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Comm...
Bill on EC appointments may not be taken up in this session: SourcesThe bill was introduced in Rajya Sabha by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on August 10. Some former CECs, including N Gopalaswamy, V S Sampa...
Bill takes away SC judge stature of ECs; former commissioners flag demotionFormer CEC N Gopalaswami termed the move as rather ‘unfortunate’ even as he maintained that even if attempted, no one can take away the hig...
Bill on EC appointments gives power to PM-led panel to consider names beyond those recommended by Search CommitteeAccording to section 8 (2) of the proposed law, the Selection Committee may also consider any other person than those included in the panel...
Ex-CECs applaud SC verdict on appointment of ECs, CECs; says it will create transparency and enhance EC impartialityThe appointment of CEC and ECs has been dealt with by the law panel and administrative reforms panel too. The Law Commission in its 255th r...
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...