When CJI in selection panel for CBI Director, why no independent member for selection of CEC, ECs, SC asks Centre
"It is not sufficient that the Commission is independent. It must appear to be independent also,” the Bench said.
"It is not sufficient that the Commission is independent. It must appear to be independent also,” the Bench said.
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday observed that it is for the Parliament to enact a law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners, and that courts cannot direct the legislature on what kind of law it should make.
The first phase covered 152 Assembly Constituencies spread across 16 districts of the state.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar visited the revered Kalighat Kali Temple on Monday morning, where he offered prayers and sought divine blessings for the well-being of the people of West Bengal.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the police complaints filed against Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and) Manoj Agarwal, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), in connection with deaths of voters who had been summoned for hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India has agreed to meet leaders of the Trinamul Congress (TMC) on 28 November…
The system is likely to cross south Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam on the night of November 27 or forenoon of November 28, a CEC bulletin said.
The Chief Secretary of Bihar, the DGP, the State Police Nodal Officer (SPNO), and the Chief Election Officer participated in this meeting online.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar led a delegation that included Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, and met with representatives of 12 recognized national and state political parties to discuss election-related issues and gather feedback.
Prof Nadda, in his address, pointed out that SWAYAM — Centre’s flagship online education platform — is directly coordinated at the undergraduate level by the CEC.
