Diminishment of hallowed Constitutional posts is an old story. From Presidents, Governors, Election Commissioners, to even supposedly apolitical governmental institutions, the taints of partisanship have persisted since Independence.
Mr Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on Friday assumed charge as Election Commissioners in the Election Commission of India.
The newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will take charge on Friday.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to put on hold the operation of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners
There is some merit in the Congress party’s criticism of the government’s move to amend the manner in which the…
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal is slated to introduce the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023.
A German delegation, led by visiting Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, met Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel at the Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi.
A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said entrusting additional charge of state election commissioner to a government official is a mockery of the Constitution. The bench emphasized that a compromise on the independence of the Election Commission (EC) is not acceptable, and only independent persons should be the election commissioners.
