President gives assent to bill for appointment of CEC, ECsPresident Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a bill aimed at appointing Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners. T...
29 Dec, 2023, 07.28 PM IST
Selecting poll officials: Contestants won't stop levelling allegationsThe Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, has b...
23 Dec, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
CEC Bill: Lok Sabha passes bill to regulate service terms of India's Election CommissionThe Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, was pa...
22 Dec, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Government has mowed down the democracy with this 'billdozer': AAP MP Raghav Chadha on CEC bill"The government has mowed down the democracy with this 'billdozer'. If there is no independent, unbiased election commission, how can there...
13 Dec, 2023, 10.30 AM IST
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...
13 Dec, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Bill restores SC Judge status of ECs; gives litigation shieldSeveral ex-CECs had termed as 'retrograde', the Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023, ...
12 Dec, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes bill to regulate service terms of CEC and EC amid oppn walkoutThe Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Comm...
12 Dec, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
Bill to appoint CEC, ECs moved in RS; Cong claims bill 'subjugates' poll body to executiveThe government introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to regulate the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners' appointments an...
12 Dec, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Winter Session: Govt likely to move bill to regulate appointment of CEC and other members of commissionThe primary objective of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Bill, 2023, is to establish a framework for the a...
12 Dec, 2023, 02.02 PM IST
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...
18 Sep, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Govt likely to emphasise EC stature same as SC judgesThe Indian government is considering ways to ensure that the status of the chief election commissioner remains equivalent to that of Suprem...
18 Sep, 2023, 04.37 PM IST
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...
25 Aug, 2023, 09.54 AM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
First election panel appointment under new law likely in February 2024The Parliament has passed the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of ...
12 Aug, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal defends bill to appoint CEC, ECsLaw Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has defended the bill which proposes that the Chief Justice of India does not take part in the panel for sel...
11 Aug, 2023, 06.13 PM IST
Bill to replace CJI with cabinet minister in panel to select CEC, ECs tabled in Rajya Sabha; Opposition protestsRajya Sabha Chairman expresses hope of a deal between Treasury & Opposition benches on holding a discussion on Manipur.
10 Aug, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
Delhi government wants to be party to Election Commission Case on office of profitThe AAP government’s senior standing council in the high court, Rahul Mehra, denied the government becoming a party to the case would help ...
21 Jun, 2016, 01.39 AM IST