Election commissioners to be appointed by PM, opposition leader, CJI: SC

The Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister, leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court said on Thursday. 

Justice KM Joseph, while reading the judgement, said that this will be followed until the Parliament comes up with a law in this regard.  

"Any process that seeks to improve the election process before this Court must be considered," the bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar said. 

According to a report