Supreme Court Notices Govt Over Election Commission Law; Rejects Ban, Considers Transparency Appeal

The Supreme Court has served a notice to the Central Government in response to a petition challenging the new law governing the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners. The court, scheduled to hear the petition in April, has declined to impose a ban on the government’s enacted law.

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The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeks to prohibit the parliamentary amendment on the selection and appointment of election commissioners. The petitioner additionally calls for the inclusion of the Chief Justice of the country in the selection board for these appointments. The petition argues that involving the Chief Justice in the appointment process would enhance transparency in the country’s electoral system.