The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the appointments of new election commissioners (ECs) under a 2023 law that excluded the chief justice of India from the selection panel. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih told the petitioners, who pointed out that a meeting for the selection of ECs was pre-poned, to file… Continue reading "New ECs take charge; SC refuses to stay their appointments"
The prime minister-chaired high-powered committee will meet on March 15 to finalise the names of new election commissioners, top sources said. Two vacancies of election commissioners came about following the resignation of Arun Goel on Saturday and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement last month. The panel is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has a Union minister and the Leader… Continue reading "Panel, headed by PM, likely to appoint new ECs by March 15"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the first meeting under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 to select a new election commissioner (EC) to replace Anup Chandra Pandey, who is due to retire on February 15. The new act, which came into effect on January 2, stipulates that… Continue reading "Modi-headed committee to meet today to select new EC:"
Former bureaucrat Arun Goel on Monday assumed charge of his new responsibility as an Election Commissioner. The poll panel said Mr Goel assumed charge this morning. A 1985-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre, Mr Goel took voluntary retirement on November 18. He was on Saturday appointed as an Election Commissioner. He was to retire on December 31, 2022 after… Continue reading "Arun Goel takes charge as Election Commissioner"