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A plea has been filed within the Supreme Court searching for to restrain the Centre from appointing new election commissioners as per a 2023 regulation, the provisions of which have been challenged within the apex court docket.
Two vacancies of election commissioners have arisen following the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement.
The plea has been filed by Congress chief Jaya Thakur, who has challenged the provisions of the Chief Election Commissioner and different Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and phrases of workplace) Act, 2023.
In her utility, Thakur knowledgeable the court docket that in the course of the pendency of her plea, by which a discover was issued on January 12, “one member of Election Commission namely Arun Goel gave resignation on March 9, 2024, which has been accepted by the President”.
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“That petitioner most respectfully submitted that in view of facts that election schedule for Lok Sabha Election 2024 may be announced shortly, therefore appointment of member of new election commissioners is required immediately, for that this court has given clear verdict in the case of ‘Anoop Baranwal Versus Union of India’ (March 2, 2023 verdict) about the appointment process…,” the plea stated.
“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Court may graciously be pleased to direct the respondents to immediately appoint the member election commission of India, as per verdict/judgments passed by this court in the case of Anoop Baranwal Versus Union of India…,” it stated.
The plea sought a path to “restrain the Respondents to not appoint the member as per Section 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and terms of office) Act, 2023”.
The opposition has accused the Modi authorities of getting defied the Supreme Court by dropping the CJI from the choice panel.
In its March 2023 order, the Supreme Court had stated the prime minister, the Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha, and the CJI would choose the CEC and the ECs.
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First Published: Mar 11 2024 | 12:17 PM IST
