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How Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner are appointed? Discuss with reference to the recent changes through Supreme Court Order (150 Words)
Introduction:
A simple introduction to this answer can revolve around a general statement about the Election Commission, CEC and EC
The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and such number of other Election Commissioners (EC), if any, as the President may from time to time fix and the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners shall, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament, be made by the President.
The conditions of service and tenure of office of the Election Commissioners and the Regional Commissioners shall be such as the President may by rule determine
The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court and the conditions of service of the Chief Election Commissioner shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
Body
You may incorporate some of the following points in the body of your answer:
Appointment of CEC and EC:
The Constitution does not lay down a specific legislative process for the appointment of the CEC and ECs. The President makes the appointment on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister
The Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 (EC Act) requires that the EC and CEC must hold the post for a period of six years. This law essentially governs the conditions of service of the CEC and ECs
Supreme Court Order about the appointment of CEC and EC:
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a high-power committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India must pick the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs)
This is a very significant judgment that seeks to change the way in which India’s top election officials are appointed, and can potentially have far-reaching implications
Conclusion:
Your concluding remark should be short
All three Commissioners now had equal decision-making powers. The amendment also introduced sections that envisaged that the CEC and the ECs would act unanimously and, in case there was a difference of opinion on any issue, the majority view would prevail
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