CEC, ECs to be appointed by Prez on advice of PM, Opposition leader, CJI

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