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Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India

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Bench K. M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C. T. Ravikumar JJ.
Decided 2 March 2023

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What the Court ordered

Summary of conclusions in the case of Election Commission of India v.

Judgment, page 134

From the headnote

Election Laws: Constitution of India – Arts. 324(2), 32 and 142 –Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners – Method of – Independence of Election Commission – Constitutional validity of the practice of Union of India to appoint the members of the Election Commission – Held: The vacuum in the case of Art.324(2) is the absence of the law which Parliament was contemplated to enact – This Court is concerned with the devastating effect of continuing to leave appointments in the sole hands of the Executive on fundamental values and also fundamental rights – Time is ripe…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 7 referred to · 1 explained

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