Supreme Court’s latest move on split verdict over law to appoint CEC

The Supreme Court is set to review a petition requesting the recall of Justice SC Sharma's ruling on the 2023 law governing the appointment of top Election Commission officials. The law, which excludes the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection process, was challenged by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms and Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Jaya Thakur.

During previous hearings, Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma agreed that the matter should be presented to the CJI, but were divided on whether to refer it to a larger bench. The current law in place, which was enacted after a previous five-judge Constitution Bench ruling, designates a committee to recommend candidates for the CEC and EC positions, with a Union Cabinet Minister replacing the CJI in the selection panel.