Who chooses India’s election commissioners — and why is the Supreme Court divided?
Who should choose the officials entrusted with overseeing elections in the world’s largest democracy? That question is at the heart of an important constitutional battle before India’s Supreme Court, where two judges on Wednesday differed over whether challenges to a 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs) needed to be…
The appointment of India's election commissioners has become the subject of a constitutional dispute before the Supreme Court. The question of who should choose these officials has divided two judges who have differing views on whether the matter should be heard by a larger bench. The controversy arises from a 2023 law that altered the composition of the selection committee tasked with appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.
This change includes the addition of two executive members to the committee, sparking concerns about the independence of the Election Commission.
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