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- The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023 was introduced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the Rajya Sabha.
- Instead of the CJI, the three-member panel would consist of a cabinet minister besides the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, and the Prime Minister, who would head it.
- It aims at removing the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from a three-member panel to select the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners.
- At first, a list of five persons would be prepared for the selection committee’s consideration for appointment as the CEC and Election Commissioners.
- In March, the Supreme Court had ruled that the selection panel should comprise the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and the CJI.
- The court had said the order would hold good until a law was made by Parliament.
- Till this SC ruling, Election Commissioners and CECs had been appointed by the President after recommendations from the government.
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