The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Election Commission of India to file their responses on a plea pointing out the vagueness in the procedure for the removal of two Election Commissioners.
Different views
According to the petition this affects the top poll body’s autonomy.
A Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked the Centre to file its response when Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal informed the court that he and the government may hold different views on the issue.
Mr. Venugopal, whose assistance was sought by the apex court in the previous hearing on December 1 last year, said it would be better if the court separately asked the government about its stand.
The court gave the Centre and the top poll body four weeks to file their replies.
