The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Chief Election Commissioners (CEC) and Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha (or leader of the largest opposition party), and the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
A Constitution Bench comprising Justices K M Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy, and C T Ravikumar said this practice will continue until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament.
The court passed the verdict on petitions recommending a