Bhopal/IBNS, Feb. 15 -- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Friday said the country's Chief Justice should not be involved in making any executive appointment in a democracy like India.

"How can in a country like ours or any democracy, by statutory prescription, the Chief Justice of India participate in the selection of the CBI director? Can there be any legal rationale for it?" Dhankhar said.

His statement comes ahead of a meeting to select the next Chief Election Commissioner.

The selection would be a first since the Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023, was passed.

The act came after a verdict by the Supreme Court in March 2023 which directed for ...