Retired IAS Officer, Anup Chandra Pandey appointed as Election Commissioner
Appointment of Election Commissioner President of India, appoints Shri Anup Chandra Pandey, IAS (Retd.) (UP: 1984) as the Election Commissioner in the
Election Commissioner
Sushil Chandra appointed as new Chief Election Commissioner
President appointed Shri Sushil Chandra the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. Shri Sushil
Explained: Scope of judicial interference in election matters relating to delimitation of constituencies and allotment of seats, specifically in municipal elections
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman*, BR Gavai and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ reiterated the law relating to the bar to
Appointment of Government official as Election Commissioner “a mockery of the constitutional mandate”; ECs must be independent: Supreme Court
“All State Election Commissioners appointed under Article 243K in the length and breadth of India have to be independent persons who cannot be persons who are occupying a post or office under the Central or any State Government.”