State Election Commissioners must be Independent Person

In an important verdict, the Supreme Court held that a government officer serving a state government or the Central Government cannot be appointed as the State Election Commissioner.

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The Court passed this significant direction to ensure the independence of the State Election Commission.

It said that giving government employees the additional charge of State Election Commissioners is a “mockery of the Constitution”.

The top court directed that the States should appoint independent persons as Election Commissioners all along the length and breadth of the country.

The judgment criticised the Goa government for giving its Law Secretary the additional charge of State Election Commissioner.