SC to hear plea against EC appointment
Update: 2024-03-14 08:54 IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 15 a plea of an NGO challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from a panel meant for selecting the CEC and the election commissioners.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, seeking urgent listing of the plea and said it will be listed on Friday. “I just got the message from the CJI that it will be listed on Friday,” Justice Khanna said.