SC to hear pleas challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 on March 15

New Delhi, 13/3: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to list for hearing on March 15 the pleas challenging the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel of Election Commissioner.

Two pleas were filed in the Supreme Court earlier this year challenging validity of a new law on appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, enacted in December, 2023. The law replaced the Chief Justice of India by a Minister.