Supreme Court examines validity of excluding CJI from Election Commission selection panel

The Supreme Court is examining the validity of a 2023 law on Election Commission appointments, which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel. The court is hearing a challenge to the law, which replaced the CJI with a Union Cabinet minister, and is considering whether the law alters the requirement of the 2023 judgment that ensured independence in the selection process. The court has termed the issue important and agreed to hear the petitioners.