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New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners – Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu – under a 2023 law that excluded the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. The court will hear the matter on Thursday. Refusing to stay the appointments, the bench…
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Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was today appointed as one of two new election commissioners. New Delhi: Former bureaucrat Sukhbir Singh Sandhu was on Thursday appointed as one of the new Election Commissioners, with the other being Gyanesh Kumar, by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Here are 5…
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The appointment of two Election Commissioners, expected later this week, faces a new challenge in the Supreme Court. A Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh has filed a petition citing a 2023 order to restrain the government from appointing the Election Commissioners. The two posts of Election Commissioners fell vacant after the latest resignation of Arun…
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Parliament special session: Sources in the government said they are considering amending the bill. (file) New Delhi: The controversial bill for the appointment of top election officers was not included in the list of eight bills given to the opposition by the government in the all-party meeting on Sunday, sources said. The meeting was held…
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