SC to Examine Plea for Recall of Split Verdict on Law Governing Appointment of CEC, ECs
The plea says Justice Satish Chandra Sharma did not disclose his son’s ECI role during five hearings and seeks a fresh look at the split verdict.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India agreed to examine a plea seeking to recall a split verdict delivered on September 23 regarding the 2023 law governing the appointment of Chief Election Commissioners and Election Commissioners.
- Naman Sherstra filed the application questioning why Justice Satish Chandra Sharma failed to disclose during proceedings that his son, Siddharth Sharma, served as standing counsel for the Election Commission of India .
- The application alleges, "The engagement of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma's son as the standing counsel for the ECI before the Madhya Pradesh High Court was not disclosed" during five hearings spanning May to July.
- Justices Dipankar Datta and Sharma delivered split opinions on September 23 regarding a Constitution Bench referral, with the matter now allocated to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant for administrative disposition.
- The 2023 Act excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel, replacing the judicial voice with a Union Cabinet Minister nominated by the Prime Minister, a change central to the underlying legal dispute.
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CEC Act Row: SC Agrees to Examine Plea Seeking Recall of Split Verdict
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine an application seeking recall of the September 23 split verdict on challenges to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. India News | CEC Act Row: SC Agrees to Examine Plea Seeking Recall of Split Verdict.
A curative petition has been filed in the SC in a case challenging the 2023 law relating to the appointment of CEC. There has been a demand to withdraw the split decision. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned this application to CJI Suryakanth today.
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Times of IndiaSC to examine plea for recall of split verdict on law governing appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi, Oct 07: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking recall of its recent split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners should be referred to a larger Constitution bench. On September 23, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma gave split opinions on whether a batch of pleas challenging the validity of …
Supreme Court to examine plea seeking recall of split verdict on CEC, ECs appointment law
The development comes after a two-judge Bench comprising Justices Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma delivered a split verdict on September 23 on whether the constitutional challenge to the 2023 legislation should be considered by a larger Bench.
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