New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the law relating to the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it would hear the matter on November 11.

The matter could not be taken up due to a paucity of time.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), mentioned the case before the bench, saying the matter has been listed from time to time, but has not been heard.

Justice Kant said that the matter may be mentioned on the morni...