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One Nation, One Election committee holds meeting with state Election Commi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ram Nath Kovind, Chairman of the High Level Committee (HLC) on the One Nation One Election, and its members N K Singh and Sanjay Kothari continued their interactions with State Election Commissioners (SEC) on Monday to seek their views on holding simultaneous elections.
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One Nation One Election committee holds meeting with state Election Commis
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Earlier, on January 27, Ram Nath Kovind, held consultations with Justice UU Lalit, former Chief Justice of India and Justice Sanjib Banerjee, former Chief Justice of Madras High Court and Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India, who gave their considered opinion on the subje
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SC refuses to stay Election Commissioners' Act dropping CJI from panel to
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the operation of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel from election commissioners.
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Lok Sabha adjourned sine die a day before conclusion of winter session
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, a day ahead of the scheduled close of the winter session of Parliament, after the House passed some key bills, including that related to appointment of CEC and election commissioners and a bill to replace Press and Registration of Books Act, 1
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Parliament passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners
Updated : 2 years, 2 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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Election Commission Sindh cancels weekend holidays in run-up to general el
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The decision was communicated through a letter addressed to regional and district election commissioners.
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Bill on appointment of CEC, ECs if passed by Parliament should be 'struck
Updated : 2 years, 2 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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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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Govt has mowed down the democracy with this 'billdozer': AAP MP Raghav Cha
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha expressed his opposition to the recent passage of the CEC and other Election Commissioners (appointment, conditions of service and term of office) bill, 2023, in the Rajya Sabha by labelling the government's move as a 'billdozer' against democracy.
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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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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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