‘2 hrs for 200 names? This could have been avoided’: SC to govt over appointment of new election commissioners

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the central government over the fast-tracking of the appointment of two new election commissioners and not granting sufficient time to the leader of Opposition to express his views on the shortlisted candidates. A division bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta verbally observed that the government … Read more

Search panel meets to prepare panel of 5 candidates to fill 2 vacancies in EC: Sources

A search committee headed by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal met on Wednesday evening to prepare a panel of five candidates to fill two vacancies of election commissioners in the Election Commission, sources said. A selection committee under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on Thursday noon to finalise the two names. Based on the … Read more