The Bill to replace the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the committee to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners runs contrary to a recommendation made by the government’s own committee.
A Constitution Bench headed by Justice (now retired) K.M. Joseph had included the Chief Justice in the selection committee in confirmation of the recommendation made by a committee constituted under the then Law Minister Dinesh Goswami in 1990 to usher in electoral reforms and fortify the independence of the Election Commission of India.
