{"id":58205,"date":"2019-12-05T18:49:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T13:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=58205"},"modified":"2019-12-05T18:54:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T13:24:20","slug":"sc-to-hear-after-four-weeks-pil-seeking-greater-autonomy-for-eci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-to-hear-after-four-weeks-pil-seeking-greater-autonomy-for-eci","title":{"rendered":"SC to hear after four weeks PIL seeking greater autonomy for ECI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-to-hear-after-four-weeks-pil-seeking-greater-autonomy-for-eci\/sc-50\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"280,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?fit=280%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?resize=280%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?w=280&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/sc.jpg?resize=150%2C96&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a>The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear after four weeks a PIL seeking that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners be appointed by a three-member collegium.<\/p>\n<p>The collegium will comprise the prime minister, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and the chief justice of India.<\/p>\n<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant took note of submissions that the plea needed an urgent hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will list it for hearing after four weeks,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n<p>BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay has filed the PIL seeking to ensure more autonomy for the chief election commissioner&#8217;s (CEC) office and election commissioners.<\/p>\n<p>The plea has also sought an independent secretariat for the Election Commission of India (ECI) and that it should also be given the power to make rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear after four weeks a PIL seeking that the chief election commissioner and election commissioners be appointed by a three-member collegium. 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