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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the appointments of the Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners will be done by the President on the advice of a committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India. "Welcoming the historic Supreme Court verdict on Election Commission. Insulating EC from Government influence & dependence will secure the integrity of the electoral process. A truly Independent EC alone can fulfill the Constitutional mandate of conducting free and fair elections," Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Twitter. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the verdict is a victory of democracy. "Supreme Court's landmark order is a democratic victory! We welcome the decision of the Constitution Bench on the appointment of Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioner. Will of the people prevails over the ill-fated attempts of the oppressive forces!" she said on Twitter. Party MP Derek O'Brien said the ruling will transform the "Extremely Compromised EC" to an "Extremely Competent EC". AAP leader Sanjay Singh also said that the judgment will strengthen democracy. "Now PM, LoP and CJI will decide who will sit in Election Commission. EC used to fix election dates by looking at PM's rallies, announcements of schemes which called into question the impartiality of the Election Commission. This decision will strengthen democracy," he said. Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi...

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Read | Why did the SC debate the issue? In 2015, a public interest litigation was filed by Anoop Baranwal challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of the Centre appointing members of the Election Commission. In October 2018, a two-judge bench of the SC referred the case to a larger bench since it would require a close examination of Article 324 of the Constitution, which deals with the mandate of the Chief Election Commissioner. The SC had not debated this issue earlier. In September last year, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph began hearing the case and almost a month later, the verdict was reserved. Explained | What is the challenge? Article 324(2) reads: “The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, if any, as the President may from time-to-time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.” The crux of the challenge is that since there is no law made by Parliament on this issue, the Court must step in to fill the “constitutional vacuum.” This examination also leads to the larger question of separation of powers and if the judiciary is overstepping its role in filling this gap in the law. OPINION | Two corollary issues that were also examined by the Court are whether the process of removal of the two Elect...

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday revamped the selection mechanism to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), ruling that a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition (LoP), and the Chief Justice of India (CJI), shall appoint them until Parliament brings a law in this regard. The Supreme Court ruled leader of the single largest party will be part of the panel in the absence of LoP. (ANI) In the absence of an LoP, the leader of the single largest party in Parliament will be included in the collegium to appoint the CEC and ECs, clarified the bench headed by justice KM Joseph. The bench also comprised justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and CT Ravikumar. Presently, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is a three-member body, with a CEC and two ECs. Under Article 324(2) of the Constitution, the President is empowered to appoint the CEC and ECs. This provision further stipulates that the President, who acts on the aid and advice of the Prime Minister and the council of ministers, will make the appointments “subject to the provisions of any law made on that behalf by Parliament”. However, with no such law having been framed to date, CEC and ECs are appointed by the Prime Minister and the council of ministers under the seal of the President. The rules for such appointments are also silent on the qualification of a candidate. Justices Joseph and Rastogi read out their separate but c...

This is a very significant judgment that seeks to change the way in which India’s top election officials are appointed, and can potentially have far-reaching implications. (File) Appointments to the Election Commission are currently the central government’s prerogative. The SC has now given the Opposition and the judiciary a say in the matter, ruling that the CEC and ECs must be appointed by the President on the advice of a committee comprising the PM, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India. A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (March 2) This is a very significant judgment that seeks to change the way in which India’s top election officials are appointed, and can potentially have far-reaching implications. As of now, the central government essentially has a free hand in appointing these officials. The court heard the case in November last year. On the last day of the hearing, the court had noted that the appointment of Arun Goel as EC had been carried out with “lightning speed”, with the procedure taking less than 24 hours on November 18 from start to finish. Justice Rastogi authored a separate opinion agreeing with the majority opinion authored by Justice Joseph. The fine print of the ruling is awaited. Also Read | How are the CEC and ECs currently appointed? There are just five Articles (324-329) in Part XV (Elections) of the Constitution. Article 324 of the Constitution vests the “superintendence, direction and cont...