NationalThursday, 8 October 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Election Commissioners appointment case: Supreme Court to decide on plea against 2023 law
The Supreme Court said it will decide soon on a plea challenging the 2023 law that changed the Election Commissioners appointment committee.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In October 2026, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Suryakant said it would soon decide the plea challenging the 2023 law on appointing Election Commissioners.
Key specifics
- The original committee was said to include the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the Chief Justice of India.
- The 2023 law replaced the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister recommended by the Prime Minister.
- Petitions were filed in the Supreme Court against the 2023 law.
- Justice Satish Chandra Sharma faced a recusal objection because his son appeared for the Election Commission in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
- The plea sought recall of the earlier judgment delivered by the constitutional bench.
Exam lens
Question type: polity and constitutional law, committee composition, 2023 law, recusal, Chief Justice of India, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition. TNPSC may ask which members were in the appointment panel and what change the 2023 law made.