Committee member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says CJI should have been part of selection panel & there was no clarity on how 6 names were shortlisted from over 200 candidates.
Dated 13 March, notification said PM-led panel appointed 'Rajesh Kumar Gupta & Priyansh Sharma' as election commissioners. The panel met Thursday to discuss names for the posts.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said 1991 Act on service conditions of CEC, ECs was a half-baked attempt and present Bill covers areas left out by previous legislations.
Bill, now passed in Rajya Sabha, seeks to negate an SC judgment on selection of the CEC and ECs in the Election Commission by replacing CJI in the panel with a cabinet minister.
If Modi govt is bringing a legislation to implement Supreme Court's decision, then it must also look at issues that affect the composition and operation of ECI.
Court observes many political parties formed govt, but none framed law despite Constitution making it an 'unavoidable necessity'. Media has abdicated role & become partisan, it adds.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
The Supreme Court could have required the decision of the Committee to be unanimous. The presence of the LoP is meant to ensure political neutrality and impartiality, the core virtue of the ECI. If decisions are 2. – 1, that purpose is not served.
The Supreme Court could have required the decision of the Committee to be unanimous. The presence of the LoP is meant to ensure political neutrality and impartiality, the core virtue of the ECI. If decisions are 2. – 1, that purpose is not served.