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‘Will examine’: SC to hear plea against legal immunity to CECs, ECs; issues notice to Centre

'Will examine': SC to hear plea against legal immunity to CECs, ECs; issues notice to Centre

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission and sought a response on a plea challenging the validity of the Parliament enacted law giving life-long immunity from prosecution to Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.While hearing the plea, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said, ““We would like to examine it. We are issuing notice”.The plea challenged a provision of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023.It alleged that the law has given a life-long, unprecedented immunity, to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners (ECs) from civil and criminal actions over any act undertaken by them while performing their official duties.“The Bill cannot give life long unprecedented to CEC and EC which makers of Constitution didn’t even grant to the judges. Parliament cannot grant such an immunity high Constitutional framers did not grant to other dignitaries.”, the counsel for petitioner stated.

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