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Parliament passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with Law Minister Arjun Meghwal stating that legislation has been brought following a judgement of the Supreme Court
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Pakistan: Top lawyers' bodies raise concerns over poll procedure, conduct
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Top lawyers' bodies in Pakistan have raised concerns over the poll procedure and the conduct of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs if passed by Parliament should be 'struck
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday said that if the Bill on the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners is passed by both the Houses of Parliament, then it should be struck down by the court.
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Pakistan People's Party urges Election Commissioner to remove reservations
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi urged the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja to remove the reservations of all the political parties and ensure free and fair elections in the country, as reported by ARY News.
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BJP wants Election Commission to operate as per government's wish: Congres
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
This is nothing but one more attempt to weaken another constitutional body of the country, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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FIR in Telangana against CEC, ECs prompts govt to protect them from legal
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The First Information Report (FIR) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar prompted the government to safeguard CEC and Election Commissioners (ECs) from legal proceedings related to actions taken during their tenure, provided such actions were carried out in the discharge of o
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Rajya Sabha passes Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs Opposition calls it att
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the legislation on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, while the Opposition walked out of the proceedings after markings its objection to the proposed law.
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Modi govt committed to maintaining impartiality of all institutions: Arjun
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that the functioning of the Election Commission is impartial and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to maintaining the impartiality of all the institutions.
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New Bill would lower status of CEC, ECs, say Opposition leaders in Rajya S
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said that the bill to regulate the appointment, conditions of service and term of office of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners if passed, would lower the status of the CEC and ECs.
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Rajya Sabha passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners; Opp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to regulate the appointment and service terms of Chief Election Commissioner and election commissioners, with the opposition members strongly protesting against its provisions and staging a walkout
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Govt moves bill in RS to regulate appointment conditions of Chief Election
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
While moving the bill, Meghwal said three to four important issues are here in the bill, which include salary and regulation of appointments, among others.
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Delhi: Delegation of journalists from Africa meet CEC Rajiv Kumar, discuss
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A delegation of journalists from African countries called on Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in the national capital on Monday.
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