Election Commissioners Act 2023 Archives

Independent Election Commission and Analysis of the Collegium System: Inside Justice Dipankar Datta’s opinion on the EC Act challenge

While opining that the challenge to the EC Act, 2023 does not merit reference to larger Bench, Justice Datta also remarked on the nuances and challenges of the Collegium System to appoint High Court and Supreme Court Judges.

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Inside Justice Satish Chandra Sharma’s opinion referring EC Act, 2023 challenge to Constitution Bench

Opining that the petitions raise substantial questions of law related to the vires of Sections 7, 6 and 8, Election Commissioners Act, 2023, Justice S.C. Sharma also remarked that arguments on parallels between the Collegium system and appointment of Election Commissioners were neither a criticism of the Collegium system nor initiating any debate regarding the manner in which the system of selection has worked.