Supreme Court to hear pleas on Chief Election Commissioner appointment law on Feb 12

New Delhi, (UNI) The Supreme Court has scheduled February 12 for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023. The controversial legislation excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for appointing Election Commissioners, which has sparked widespread criticism. The urgency in…

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SC seeks Speaker’s stand on reasonable time for deciding defection pleas of Telangana MLAs

New Delhi, Feb 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought clarity from the Telangana Legislative Assembly on what constitutes a “reasonable period” for deciding disqualification pleas against three defecting MLAs. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih, asked Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Secretary of the Telangana Legislative Assembly,…

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