EC must be independent, govt official taking charge is mockery of democracy: Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Friday observed said that the independence of the Election Commission cannot be compromised in a democracy and added that giving the additional charges of a State Election Commission to a government official is a mockery.
The Supreme Court on Friday observed said that the independence of the Election Commission cannot be compromised in a democracy and added that giving the additional charges of a State Election Commission to a government official is a mockery. The court said that entrusting additional charges of the State Election Commissioner to a government official in power is a mockery of the Constitution. A Supreme Court bench led by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman held that State Election Commissioners have to be independent persons and that none of the states can appoint a person who holds any other office with the government.More Related News