New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant an immediate stay on the election panel legislation passed by Parliament last month but agreed to hear Congress leader Jaya Thakur's plea challenging the constitutionality of two sections of the law.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was hearing a writ petition filed by Thakur under Article 32 of the Constitution questioning the constitutionality of Sections 7 and 8 of the
Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023. The Act was signed into law last December by President Droupadi Murmu.
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