The plea against Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 has been filed by Congress leader Dr Jaya Thakur.
The petition contends that the provisions of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 are in violation of Supreme Court's judgment in Anoop Baranwal case.
The Bench had earlier remarked that it could not step into the legislative domain by issuing the directions prayed for in the petition filed by Congress leader Dr Jaya Thakur.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to urgently hear a plea for the implementation of the law requiring the reservation of seats for women in the legislature without waiting for the 2024 Indian general elections.
INC leader, Dr. Jaya Thakur has moved the Supreme Court seeking the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill before the general elections in 2024 and without waiting for the conduct of a fresh delimitation exercise