Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:22am on 13 Mar 2024,Wednesday India
The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing for March 15 on a plea by Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) to prevent the Union government from appointing election commissioners under the new law. With two vacancies in the three-member panel, following Arun Goel's resignation and Anup Chandra Pandey's retirement, concerns over the appointment process under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, have emerged. Critics argue the law, replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union minister in the selection panel, risks government influence over the electoral watchdog.
