SC refuses to stay law on selection of CEC and EC Subject : Polity Section: National Body Context: The Supreme Court declined to stay a new law which brushed aside a top court judgment to include the Chief Justice of India as a member of the high­ powered selection committee to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). “The CEC and Other Election Commissioners(Appointment, Conditions of Service  and Term of Office) Act, 2023 has diluted the Supreme Court judgment by replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister. Key Provisions of the “The CEC and Other Election Commissioners(Appointment, […]