Chief Justice Khanna recuses from hearing pleas against exclusion of CJI from panel selecting election commissioners

A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the matter, when the former told the advocates, appearing for the public interest litigation (PIL) petitioners, that he could not hear the pleas now.

The petitions challenged the validity of Sections 7 and 8 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023.

Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and lawyer Prashant Bhushan said that the previous bench, headed by Justice Khanna, had passed interim orders in the matter.