Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar spoke on Friday at the Bhopal National Judicial Academy.
Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar said how the Chief of India may participate in the CBI director of the director of the CBI or other major officers (elections commissioners).
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The vice-president spoke on Friday at a rally at the National Judical Academy in Bhopal. He said – the line between judicial activism and encroachment is thin, but its effect on democracy is thick.
This surprises how a country like us or in any democracy, how can the chief judge of India participate in the selection of the director of the CBI. Can there be a legal logic for this?
What is the selection process of the CBI director, the CBI director is appointed under article 4A of the 1946 law on the Delhi special police station. The director is selected by a three -member committee. It is made up of the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha, head of the opposition and chief judge of India.
The appointment process of the director of the CBI and the election commissioner is the same as the appointment of the commissioner in the elections to the selection of the director of the CBI. There is also a committee of three members of the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha, the opposition chief and chief judge of India for the selection of the election commissioner. However, the selection process of the chief election commissioner is controversial.
Controversy in keeping CJI out of the panel, to understand in 3 points …
On March 2, 2023, the Supreme Court ordered that it is necessary to include CJI in the selection committee. Previously, only the central government chose them. Under this, the election commissioners will be appointed as a panel of three members, including the Prime Minister, the Opposition Head at Lok Sabha and a Minister of the Union’s Cabinet. Cji was excluded from this panel. The bill was adopted in the two houses during the winter session on December 21, 2023.
Case at the Supreme Court, the hearing will be held on February 19 The opposition had filed an objection to the new law on this law, the opposition parties declared that the government weaken it by providing a bill against the order of the Supreme Court Constitution bench. Congress worker Jaya Thakur tabled a request at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will hear the petition contesting the appointment of the CEC and the EC on February 19 on the petition contesting the appointment of the EC.
The case was to be heard on February 12, but the case was not registered. Then, the main lawyer Prashant Bhushan raised the case before the bench of judge Suryakant and judge N. Kotishwar Singh.
Meeting on the selection of the new CEC on February 17: Rahul will join; Rajiv Kumar will retire on February 18
The commissioner in the elections (CEC) Rajiv Kumar retired on February 18. Earlier, a meeting was called on February 17 concerning the selection of the new CEC. In addition to Prime Minister Modi, the Minister of Law Arjun Ram Meghwal, the head of the opposition Rahul Gandhi will also attend the meeting. After the committee’s recommendation, the president will appoint the next CEC. …