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Amicus curiae help sought in Election Commission protection

A three-judge bench and D.Y. Chandrachud passed this order on a plea filed by advocate.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the assistance of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, representing the Election Commission in deciding a PIL for a direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution to grant protection the two Election Commissioners from arbitrary removal.

A three-judge bench and D.Y. Chandrachud passed this order on a plea filed by advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya who submitted that the two Commissioners shouldn’t be removed from office.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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