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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging immunity for CEC and ECs
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News18•13-10-2026, 18:30
Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging immunity for CEC and ECs
- •The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea challenging the validity of Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023.
- •Section 16 grants immunity to the chief election commissioner and election commissioners from civil and criminal proceedings for official acts.
- •A bench issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission seeking their responses on the petition filed by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms.
- •The fresh plea was tagged with a similar pending petition filed earlier by the NGO Lok Prahari.
Key Questions Answered
Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 grants legal immunity to the CEC and ECs.
The NGO Association for Democratic Reforms filed the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Section 16 of the 2023 law.
In January, the top court agreed to examine a separate petition filed by the NGO Lok Prahari challenging the immunity granted under Section 16 of the 2023 Act.
