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The Hindu
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Krishnadas Rajagopal

Appointment of CEC, EC | Supreme Court refuses to stay new law; issues notice for hearing in April

The Supreme Court on January 12 declined to stay a new law which brushed aside an apex court judgment to include the Chief Justice of India as a member of the high-powered selection committee to appoint Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs).

“How can we stay a statute?” Justice Sanjiv Khanna, leading a Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta, asked petitioner Jaya Thakur’s lawyers.

Also read | Rajya Sabha passes Bill to appoint Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners

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